Basic Knowledge in Agriculture #101
Explain in detail the term "Soil Conservation"
The careful management, protection, and use of soil resources to help stop soil degradation, loss of fertility, erosion, and other forms of damage to soil is what "soil conservation" means.
It is a farming practice where farmers maintain or improve the structure, fertility, productivity, and quality of soil while making sure that the soil remains useful in the future.
In agriculture, soil is very important because it is where farmers plant their crops, and how crops are grown in the soil is determined by how well the soil is treated. Farmers apply the practice of soil conservation to keep their land fertile for future use.
In addition, soil conversation help to reduce erosion, improve the fertility of soil and so on. The common methods of soil conservation applied by farmers are:
- Cover cropping
- Crop rotation
- Mulching
- Terracing
- Tree planting, etc.
Explain the importance of Soil Conservation in Agriculture?
Prevention of soil erosion: Soil conservation helps to prevent erosion from happening.
Maintain soil fertility: soil conversation help to remove fertile topsoil by water and wind and it also makes soil to become fertile.
Prevention of land degradation: Soil conservation helps to stop the issue of erosion, nutrient depletion, and loss of organic matter.
Reduce farming costs: Maintaining the practice of soil conservation helps to reduce the cost of farming.