Malawi
Erosion control in Malawi part 5: How to deal with flat, bare areas
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. If the farmer has no other land where the animals can graze, the vegetation doesn’t get[...]
Erosion control in Malawi Part 4: How to deal with steep slopes
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 head-cuts. Figure 1: The manufacture of grass fence sections: 1 – Making the frame and 2 –[...]
Erosion control in Malawi: Part 1
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 Management Services went to Mzuzu in Malawi to train the people living near the town how to fight erosion. They were invited[...]