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- Higher crop returns in dryer years allow farmers to diversify income sources in normal years <br>
- The technology is simple to implement at the local level <br>
- Stone bunds (as opposed to other materials) do not readily wash away, the technology so it is not vulnerable to unusual and variable intensity rainfall events. <br>
| con= - High cost and effort involved in some earthworks, so poor or vulnerable families (e.g. single headed households) may struggle. A possible remedy: reduce donor dependency... use grain from harvests to pay off a loan that was used for the earthworks. Artificial glaciers in India were costing around $6,000 but it depends on the site. <br>
- Breached bunds will require repair work <br>
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