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Explain the Soil conservation measures.

Explain the Soil conservation measures.

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Martin
Afforestation : Planting of trees.

Re- afforestation: Planting of trees where they had been cut down.

Agro-forestry: Planting of trees together with crops.

Crop rotation:- Growing of different crops on the same peace of land in
alternate planting seasons.

Mulching: The covering of the bare ground with grass to prevent
moisture loss.

Cover cropping: Planting of perennial crops like coffee and bananas
together with food crops likepotatoes, beans and maize.

Construction of gabions: Pilling up of stones in iron cages to prevent
further movement of soil downhill.

Terracing: Making of horizontal steps on sides of hilly areas.

Fallowing: Leaving the land idle for some time in order to retain its fertility.

Creation of cut-off- drainage: This is the digging of trenches to divert water
from hill tops

Controlled grazing: This is done by subdividing land into paddocks.

Use of fertilizers and manure: This helps the soil to regain its fertility
marto answered the question on March 18, 2019 at 10:40

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