Poor cultivation methods.
Practices such as shifting cultivation leading to clearing and burning of bush can accelerate soil erosion. The ground is left bare exposing soils to severe soil erosion when the rains come.
Overstocking
In arid areas, animals are still kept for prestige purposes. The larger the number the more prestigious the owner. This usually leads to increase in the number of livestock. The land becomes overgrazed and the soils remain exposed. The animals form intermeshing paths. The paths form rills and gullies during the rainy season
Deforestation.
Unplanned cutting of trees without replacement exposes the soil to erosion by agents such as wind and water.
Faimus answered the question on March 17, 2018 at 09:47
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