SOIL CONSERVATION

Question 1

Soil conditioning

Answer 1

A soil conditioner is a product added to soil to improve its properties and promote plant growth and health.

These products improve soil structure by enhancing water retention, adding organic matter, increasing nutrient uptake and stimulating microbial growth.

Examples of soil conditioners: lime, organic materials(straw, manure,
etc.)

Question 2

Wind-reduction techniques

Answer 2

The effect of the wind can be reduced by planting trees or bushes
between fields (shelter belts). An alternative is to build fences.

Question 3

Cultivation techniques

Answer 3

• Terracing: Creating levelled steps on sloped lands to reduce erosion by preventing runoff and promoting water infiltration.

Controls soil erosion by slowing down water movement, allowing water to soak into the soil, and minimising soil loss on steep slopes

• Strip Cultivation: Planting crops in narrow strips or bands across the slope, leaving natural vegetation between the strips

Reduces soil erosion by trapping water, slowing down runoff, and promoting infiltration while still allowing for crop production in the cultivated strips