Soil Carbon Sequestration through improved Agricultural practices
Department
Department of Soil & Water Conservation
Project Details
While agriculture emits a large volume of greenhouse gases, its biomass and especially its soils also sequester carbon out of the atmosphere, and this role as a carbon sink and as a carbon store can be strategically optimized through proven farming techniques and methods that simultaneously reduce emissions. Soil Carbon Sequestration will help in balancing the carbon concentration in the environment and simultaneously retain fertility of Jhum fields.
Area of Operations
Zunheboto,Mon,Mokokchung and Tuensang
Thematic Area
Skill Development & Emloyment Generation
Targeted Beneficiaries
BPL, Women, children, rural, youth etc
Proposed Activities
1.Eco- system services 2. Abatement of Climate change 3. Retain fertility of Jhum fields 4. Ensure constant renewal of ''Carbon stock'' 5. Double farmers income.Retention of hill top tree line,Retention of tree poles during Jhum felling,Retention of riparian buffer along stream banks,river banks and water bodies, promote traditional split bamboo/logwood bund extensively,Planting heat(fire) resistant trees across the slope to form a hedge row,Construct run-off collection ponds at regular intervals in natural depressions, Construct gradient contour bond for diverting run off to common point, Water harvesting structure,Self help group(women empowerment through additional income etc..
