Integrated watershed management and landscape approaches. On top of steep hills, diverse forests or pastures can be needed. Also, run-off water should be managed, so fields get a steady water […]
Cover picture: Shelter belt as windbreak. This is one form of agroforestry where interactions of trees or shrubs and crops are used. Agroforestry does not necessarily mean that the field […]
Vegetative soil conservation Good protective cover near the soil surface early in the growing season of crops is important for soil and water conservation – at least in stripes across […]
Tillage like ploughing, harrowing, ridging or hoeing can help water to enter the soil and reduce wind at a roughened soil surface, but can often powderise soil and thus making […]
Soil conservation structures protect the soil before seasonal crops establish. They can be constructed directly from the start or develop from lines with protecting contour stripes. Soil conservation structures range […]
Understand practically important principles and signs of soil degradation and erosion by Torsten Mandal, agronomist Causes of soil erosion. Bare loose soil can easily be eroded by wind or water […]
