Slopes greater than ten percent are better suited to other practices, like terracing.

(wind whistling) - [Joyce] Water is sacred. We harvest water that comes because ... surrounding water coming from the traditional farm. The contour that we have that wraps around these bushes ...

Rainwater-harvesting ... soil's water retention. But for those wanting to go a little step further, the swale is a pretty cool concept. Essentially a ditch that's dug just off contour, a swale ...

The tribal population of Jhabua village dug up contour trenches on hillocks ... region’s dry ponds have filled up again due to rain water harvesting techniques adopted by the tribals.( ...

The State Government will take up Jala Shakti, a mega rain water harvesting ... building of check dams, contour bunding, planting of trees, and creation of other harvesting structures.

Back in 2011 Mark and Andrea Hannemann, who farm north of Cleve on South Australia's Eyre Peninsula, wanted to find a better way to harvest ... rain, per square metre, we collect a litre of water." ...

In large parts of the continent, most rain evaporates before it generates 'blue water', or run-off, so little of it recharges rivers, lakes and groundwater. Most farming communities are a long way ...

In addition, this proposal for an Agricultural Productive Model relied on efficient water management. This is a process that involves the harvesting, storage, and distribution of rainwater by seasons.