Financial appraisal of date-frond mat fence systems for wind erosion control and sand dune stabilization in the arid region of the United Arab Emirates

Gumaa, Yousif T.; Haffar, I.; Al-Afifi, M.A.

doi:10.1006/jare.1998.0410

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“…However, in developing countries, where soil erosion is causing significant land degradation, commercially marketed materials are too expensive (Gumaa et al, 1998). In order to reduce erosion problems in a manner compatible with the principles of sustained agriculture and at minimum cost, techniques involving the use of indigenous plant material could be effective and affordable.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…There are no high-energy production procedures needed in the manufacturing process and, when used in their natural environment, they may provide a cost-effective technical method of reducing soil erosion in poorer regions of the world, where farming techniques are scaled to low levels of disposable income. Compared with the cost of unproductive land and removal of sediments, a financial appraisal of date-frond mats found there was a general decrease in cost over time (Gumaa et al, 1998).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…However, in developing regions, commercially marketed materials are too expensive (Gumaa et al, 1998). Palm-mat geotextiles have the potential to advance soil conservation.…”

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A pilot project on the potential contribution of palm‐mat geotextiles to soil conservation

Davies

Fullen

Booth

2006

Earth Surf Processes Landf

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A pilot project on the potential contribution of palm‐mat geotextiles to soil conservation

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2006

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“…The total discounted costs for each scenario were then converted into equivalent annual value (EAV) of costs using a capital recovery factor following Gumaa et al (1998):…”

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Financial feasibility of using shelterbelts for swine odor mitigation

Tyndall

Grala

2008

Agroforest Syst

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A farm-level financial feasibility was performed to examine the use of shelterbelts as a swine odor mitigation technology. Shelterbelts are purposefully planted rows of trees and shrubs around the main sources of swine odor-swine buildings, manure storage systems, and crop fields that receive land applied manure. By using a series of model pork finishing farms and a number of differing shelterbelt design scenarios, the shelterbelt establishment and long-term (20 years) maintenance costs were calculated using a discounted cash flow analysis. Total costs for examined pork finishing farms, depending upon the shelterbelt design scenario, and whether or not government cost-share programming was used, ranged from $0.01 to $0.65 per pig produced. Study results emphasized the importance of cost-share programs, particularly Environmental Quality Incentive Program (EQIP). In most cases, both with and without cost-share programming, the total costs were well below reported pork producer expenditures for odor management.

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“…Geotextiles can be a well applicable tool to combat soil erosion in may cases of erosion damage [1][2][3]. Plastic geotextiles are widespread.…”

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Geotextile as a tool against soil erosion in vineyards and orchards

Kertész¹,

Tóth²,

Szalai³

et al. 2007

WIT Transactions on Ecology and the Environment, Vol 102

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According to practical experiences and laboratory measurements geotextiles may play a significant role in combating soil erosion. Besides the widespread synthetic materials, cheap hand woven geotextiles from organic materials are available as well. They are environment friendly and biologically degradable. The BORASSUS Project funded by FP6 of the European Union (Contract number: INCO-CT-2005-510745) deals with the use of geotextiles made of two kinds of palm leaves (Borassus aethiopum, Mauritia flexuosa), bamboo and jute in ten countries, under different land uses and climatic conditions. Socio-economic benefits of geotextile production in developing countries are also investigated. Within the framework of the project an experimental station was established in North East Hungary (Abaújszántó). 3x4 erosion plots of 10x2 m were built up to measure soil loss, runoff and soil moisture conditions in order to compare slopes covered and uncovered by geotextiles. Soil moisture conditions are permanently measured on the soil surface and at 20 cm depth. Three different land use types, i.e. traditional and espalier vineyards and a new orchard plantation are studied under sub-humid temperate climatic conditions. Our first results covering the period of one year show that natural geotextiles decrease soil loss. Runoff volume was increased on plots under geotextile cover. The effect of different land uses influenced first of all the amount of soil loss. No relationship between land use and runoff volume could be detected. Geotextiles favourably affect soil microclimate keeping the soil surface moist for weeks even in very dry periods. The main conclusion is that palm leaf and jute geotextiles are beneficial for the soil by reducing soil and water loss and by regulating soil moisture.

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Financial appraisal of date-frond mat fence systems for wind erosion control and sand dune stabilization in the arid region of the United Arab Emirates

Cited by 11 publications

References 11 publications

A pilot project on the potential contribution of palm‐mat geotextiles to soil conservation

A pilot project on the potential contribution of palm‐mat geotextiles to soil conservation

Financial feasibility of using shelterbelts for swine odor mitigation

Geotextile as a tool against soil erosion in vineyards and orchards

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