Soil erosion and participatory remediation strategy for bench terraces in northern Thailand

Auteurs :
SANG-ARUN,
MIHARA, M.
HORAGUCHI, Y.
YAMAJI, E.

Description :
This study was carried out in Pang Prarachatan village, in Chiang Rai province. The aims are to survey the structure and erosion characteristics of bench terraces in farmlands in northern Thailand, to investigate effects of weed cover on reducing soil erosion, and to observe how participatory methods can improve the farmer's acceptance and implementation of the remediation strategies.


Type de document :
Article de périodique

Source :
Catena (Giessen), issn : 0341-8162, 2006, vol. 65, n°. 3, p. 258-264, nombre de pages : 7, Collation : Illustration, Références bibliographiques : 9 ref.

Date :
2006

Editeur :
Pays édition : Allemagne, Cremlingen-Destedt, Catena