Soil Conservation Techniques for Hillside Farms (Peace Corps, 1986, 96 p.): (introduction...)

Soil Conservation Techniques for Hillside Farms (Peace Corps, 1986, 96 p.)

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Acknowledgements

Introduction

Traditional Honduran hill side farming techniques and resulting problems

Soil conservation strategies

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Strategies aimed at minimizing soil disturbance

Strategies in cultivation systems characterized by extensive soil disturbance

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Crop rotation

Contour barriers (live, dead and mixed barriers)

Contour ditches (drainage and infiltration ditches)

Terraces (individual, discontinuous narrow, and continuous bench terraces)

Waterways from draining excess water for fields

Gully prevention and control

Steps to follow in designing a conservation plan

Soil fertility and its maintenance

Introduction to soil fertility

Chemical fertilizers

Organic fertilizers

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Manures and crop residues

Green manure crops

Composting

Composting with earthworms

Extension methodology

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Timetable of events associated with a ''typical'' two year peace corps volunteer service.

Guidelines for evaluating extension work

Extension techniques

Working with groups

Conclusion

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Suggested references

English - Spanish vocabulary list

Dichotomous key to the selection of soil conservation practices

Results of the Santa Cruz extension project: farm budgets and the profitability of modern agricultural techniques.

Two simple levels for use in surveying contour lines

Some demonstrations useful in promoting new techniques

A Guide for Peace Corps Volunteers

Prepared by Carl Crozier
Illustrated by Kimball Koch

Peace Corps
Information, Collection & Exchange
Reprint R0062
May 1986

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