RLD Management

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  • RLD Managment
    • Stone Lines
      • Found in Burkina Faso
        • Zai Planting Pits
          • They are hollows dug to retain moisture and nutrients
          • Ensures year round plant coverage
            • Increases infiltration
              • reduces run-off
            • reduces run-off
          • In some areas, cereal yield has increased from a 1/4 tonne per hectare to more than double that
      • A third of a million acres have been restored in some places
        • Increased yields by 40 in some places
      • Increased yields by 40 in some places
      • Is useful following rainfall season caused by ITCZ which causes surface run off
    • Fanya Juu
      • Can be found in Makanya, Tanzania
      • Increased yield from 1.5 tonnes per hectare to 2.4 in Makanya
        • Can be found in Makanya, Tanzania
      • It's low tech
      • However, maintenance is labour intensive
      • They are man made terraces
      • It increases infiltration
        • They are man made terraces
      • Can produce foods like bananas
    • Zai Planting Pits
      • They are hollows dug to retain moisture and nutrients
      • Ensures year round plant coverage
        • Increases infiltration
        • In some areas, cereal yield has increased from a 1/4 tonne per hectare to more than double that
      • Afforestation
        • reduces winds erosian as roots bind the soil
        • The Great Green Wall project can be too expensive for many ELDCs
        • The Great Green Wall creates many jobs and helps climate change

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