Sustainable Land Management (SLM) Practices.

Alternate Wetting and Drying

Alternate Wetting and Drying is a water-use management technique wherein irrigation water input could be substantially reduced to as much as 35% without significantly affecting rice yields.

Compact Farming for Vegetables Production

Landusers are organized into a group or association to undertake jointly activities in the farm which include operation, input procurement, and marketing of produced crops.

Composting using Indigenous Microorganism (IMO)

Composting is the natural process of decomposition of organic matter by microorganisms under controlled conditions.

Conservation Tillage Practices for Corn Production

"Tipid Saka"

A crop production system which focuses on soil conservation and reducing excessive tillage operations, reduces labor and farm inputs while increasing productivity and profitability.

Contour Farming Using Hedgerows

"Contour Farming"

Contour farming is a technology practiced in sloping areas in which hedgerows are established along the contours and other annual/cash crops are grown in the alleys between the hedges.

Contour Straight Block Layout

It is a package of soil and water conservation technology that integrates contouring, bedding, and blocking.

Ecological engineering for irrigated lowland rice ecosystem

Ecological engineering for lowland rice ecosystem by promoting and planting of flower strips in rice fields.

Firebreaks/Greenbreaks

Gaps in vegetation or other combustible material that act as barriers to prevent and/ or control the spreading of forest fires to other areas.

Highly Diversified Cropping in Live Trellis System

"Kakawate as live trellis "balag""

Gliricidia sepium locally known as "kakawate" served as live trellis / or anchorage for annual crops (mostly creeping-type vegetables) and erosion control measure. The technology is well-adopted in the community providing immediate food for the farmers and increased income due to diversified farming.

In 'situ' Decomposition of Banana Stalk

"Palata System"

Leaving the trunk of a newly harvested banana standing beside a follower plant to provide nutrients and moisture especially during period of drought.

Littuko Growing for Forest Enhancement

Growing of rattan is done by upland farmers as part of the Community Based Forest Management (CBFM).

Mangroves as Buffer against Natural Hazards

"Bakauan"

Mangroves "bakauan" are planted in the island coast to form barriers and as first line of defense during storm surges.

Modified Rapid Composting

Modified Rapid Composting is the in situ decomposition of rice straw using compost fungus activator, Trichoderma harzianum or Effective Microorganism, help in utilizing the residual Nitrogen-Phosphorus-Potassium (NPK) from the decomposed rice straw.

Multi-Storey Cropping

"Maramihang Pagtatanim or Planting in Great Numbers"

Cultivating a mixture of crops with different heights (multi-storey) and growth characteristics which together optimise the use of soil, moisture and space.

Natural Vegetative Strips (NVS)

Within individual cropland plots, strips of land are marked out on the contour and left unploughed in order to form permanent, cross-slope barriers of naturally established grasses and herbs.

Organic Mulching

Organic mulching is a practice of applying thin layer of organic materials on the soil surface that decompose over time for the purpose of conserving soil moisture, reducing soil erosion, improving soil fertility, and reducing weed growth.

Organic-Based System of Rice Intensification (SRI)

Intensifying the irrigated rice production while at the same time reducing farm inputs including seeds, fertilizer, and water.

Planted Vegetative Strips (PVS)

Planting of economic crops/forages in strips along the contour to control soil loss through erosion.

Pressing of Cogon Grass (Imperata cylindrica)

An indigenous technology of enhancing wildling growth by pressing of cogon grass.

Rainfed paddy rice terraces

"Palayan"

Terraces supporting rainfed paddy rice on steep mountain slopes: these have been in existence for more than a thousand years.

Residue Incorporation (Corn)

"Palugdang", "Palata"

Incorporation of corn stalks during land preparation for the succeeding crop.

Rockwall Terracing

Rockwall terracing refers to the piling of stones or rocks along contour lines to reduce soil erosion in hilly areas.

Sediment Traps

"Catch basin, silt traps, cascading canals, trenches, ditches"

Sediment traps are structures built in the area which includes cascading catchment canal, silt traps and catch basin along perimeter, between pineapple fields and along diversion ditches to collect run-off during rains, preventing and minimizing the eroded soils cascading into natural bodies of water.

Seed Production of Multipurpose Shrubs/Legumes

Seed production of multipurpose shrubs and legumes, a soil conservation practice in sloping areas wherein flemingia (Flemingia macrophylla) and Indigofera (Indigofera tinctoria) are densely planted along contours.

Small Farm Reservoir (SFR)

"Tabon"

The Small Farm Rerservoir is an earth dam structure used to trap harvest and store rainfall and water runoff.

Small Water Impounding Project (SWIP)

Development of micro-catchment for soil and water conservation and for the provision of supplementary irrigation during the dry season.

Stone bunds and small basins

"Pamugong sa yuta (Cebuano)"

Piling of stones and rocks along the contour to control run-off and soil erosion. It is also about the creation of small basins by removing stones and using them as barriers.

Sugar Mill Wastewater Re-use for Irrigation

Re-using of wastewater to support agricultural crop production, as well as, to help in environmental protection

Sweet Potato Relay Cropping

"Lapat System"

A farmer’s indigenous practice of growing sweet potato as a relay crop to its main crop of either rice or corn.

Trees as Buffer Zones

Trees as buffer zones are vegetative measures established in the area to prevent pest from crossing in between blocks. Further, the technology provides haven for flora and fauna which are endemic in the area.

Vegetable Terracing

Vegetable terracing is a technology practiced at which point terraces are established from the contours along mountain slope for crop production.

Vetiver grass system or Vetiver grass technology

"Mora, Moras, Amora and Modas in the different regions in the Philippines"

Vetiver grass used as contour hedgerows in sloping agricultural land used for annual crops.

Windbreaks

Planting of herbaceous plants or trees along property boundaries to serve as windbreaks and as sources of fodder and fuel.