Description of practice
Rehabilitation through fertilization and reseeding is an effective approach to restoring degraded rangelands. It includes the application of organic and inorganic fertilizers and direct seeding with native perennial grasses. The practice enhances soil cover and recovers rangeland productivity.
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Restoration of degraded rangelandTreatments including over-seeding with grass and supplementing with lime, cattle dung and “brush packing” are used to eradicate invasive species and revegetate degraded rangelands. |
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Rehabilitation and protectionFencing and seeding with locally adapted herbaceous plants are used to rehabilitate degraded rangeland. |
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Fertilizing and re-seedingSmall amounts of inorganic fertilizer and seeds are spread on degraded rangelands. |
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Rehabilitation with alfalfaAlfalfa seeds are broadcast sown on degraded pasture. The area is quarantined for three years to allow the pasture to restore sufficiently. |
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Community supported pasture and rangeland rehabilitationThe selection and reintroduction of key pasture and fodder species to strategic areas is supported by structural works and stakeholder participation. |
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Bush thinning and manual or mechanized biomass processingBushes are thinned manually or by a semi-mechanized means and the cut material is left to dry or chipped. Bush thinning is carried out to restore degraded rangeland by stimulating the re-growth of grasses previously suppressed by excess bush. |
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