The Malawi dumpy level is a simple tool that can be constructed with local materials, which can be used to ensure that contour berms are cut exactly level. Ken Coetzee of Conservation Ma...
Erosion is caused when a lot of water runs over bare soil. Soil usually becomes bare because of overgrazing, which is caused when a farmer keeps more livestock than the land can support....
Prevention is always better than cure. This is particularly true about soil erosion, where the slowing down of runoff water on a steep slope can prevent the formation of gullies and deep...
What is soil erosion? Soil erosion is caused by run-off water that flows unchecked over soil surfaces that are no longer adequately protected by a plant cover. Gullies, or dongas, are d...
These methods were used in Malawi by Ken Coetzee and Wallie Stroebel of Conservation Management Services (CMS), who are based in George in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. They...
While more and more production is demanded from farmers, soil erosion is frittering away arable land. Ken Coetzee and Wallie Stroebel of the South African company Conservation Manage...
