Soil Conservation
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| Reduction of soil erosion and restoration of soil fertility |
Examples
The methods used for conservation of soil can be categorised into:
Mechanocal Methods and Agronomic Methods.
Some mechanical methods of soil conservation include:
- Contour Terracing
- Basin Listing
- Stream bank protection
- Gully Control
Some agronomic methods of soil conservation include:
- Contour farming
- Agroforestry
- Strip cropping
- No-till cultivation
- Mulching
- Crop rotation
