Soil conservation is a method of protecting soil
from getting eroded either by wind or by water.
Few soil conservation methods include:
- Graduated terrace: Steps
which are commonly used to farm on hilly or mountainous terrain. Terraced fields
decrease both erosion and surface runoff.
- Wind breaks: Row of trees or a fence,
wall, or screen that provides shelter or protection of soil from the wind.
- Conservation tillage is a method of
preparing soil from getting eroded. This technique involves leaving the
previous year crop residues until the next crop is planted.
- Shelterbelts also known as wind
breaks. Wind breaks are rows of tree planted or a fence, wall, or a screen that
provides shelter or protection of soil from the wind.
- Overgrazing has to be checked.