The objectives of the present study were: to documents the use of natural vegetative strips for soil conservation by farmers in the Philippine uplands. It was also used to identify and evaluate indigenous farmers' strategies to improve this system with a major focus on overcoming the negative effects of upper terrace soil fertility scouring on crop yield. To document the researcher-to farmer and farmer-to-farmer dissemination of research results. Experimental sites were located in a degraded acidic soil environment, typical for the majority of upland areas in humid Southeast Asia.
Publication year
2000
Authors
Language
English
Keywords
crop residues, diffusion of research, erosion, fodder crops, grasses, hedgerow intercropping, hillsides, indigenous knowledge, land use, shifting cultivation
Geographic
Philippines
