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Why we conserve soil

Agriculture · Grade 8 · about 40 minutes

Soil conservation means slowing water and wind so the thin dark topsoil that feeds crops is not washed or blown away.

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Other lessons in this sub-strand

  1. Why we conserve soil
  2. Strip cropping
  3. Grassed waterways
  4. Stone lines
  5. Trash lines
  6. Soil bunds
  7. Highlands and ASAL: matching the measure
  8. Surveying the school farm
  9. A farm model of conservation
  10. A caring attitude toward soil