Soil conservation is the need of the hour.
With increased exploitation and pollution, erosion, decreased fertility and soil intoxication has led to a massive imbalance in the ecosystem.
With excessive usage of fertilizers, pesticides and insecticides to increase crop yield, we are conveniently neglecting the permanent damage being caused to the soil's fertility.
Listed below are a few soil conservation techniques that can be adopted on a small and large-scale basis to conserve soil and its resources: Step Farming And Counter Plowing Of Crops: This method can be adopted in areas where agriculture and farming is practiced on a large-scale.
Cultivating land and designing it in the form of steps or elevated land structures will prevent water run off.
This will help plants absorb water better, prevent run-off of essential nutrients along with soil layers, in turn preventing soil erosion.
Forestation: Planting trees, saplings, shrubs, herbs, creepers in residential areas is a great way to prevent erosion.
Plants fix the soil on the ground, prevent them from being blown away.
Trees act as wind barriers slowing down the speed of air, which, in turn, prevents soil from getting blown away.
Enriching The Earth: Earthworms are soil's best friends.
They convert dead organisms, litter and foliage into organic matter rich in nutrients, thereby enriching soil fertility.
They also make the soil porous by digging inside.
This way they help in intermixing of different layers of soil, making them fertile.
They also make the soil porous, aerating them allowing air and water to pass through.