Soil Conservation Practice # 1

NATURAL
VEGETATIVE
STRIPS
PAGADUAN
CERP 122
 NATURAL
VEGETATIVE STRIPS
(WOCAT,2007) 

1
barriers made from
naturally occurring grasses
and herbs
2

Agronomic or vegetative
measure of soil
conservation
3
low-cost technique
LANTAPAN, BUKIDNON
(Cramb, Culasero-Arellano, &
Catacutan, 2003)

On a plateau between

Kalatungan and Kitanglad

Mountain Ranges

practices shifting cultivation

utilizes resources from the

forest

land encroachment 

Talaandig tribe
 ADVOCATES
Sustainable Agriculture and Natural Resource
Management Collaborative Research Support
Program (SANREM-CRSP)
International Council for Research in
Agroforestry
Locals of Lantapan (Talaandig Farmers)
 OBJ ECTIVES
(Cramb, Culasero-Arellano, &
Catacutan, 2003)

to facilitate the adoption of conservation

measures, especially natural vegetative strips 
to facilitate the formation and development of
local landcare groups  
 METHODOLOGY
(WOCAT,2007) 

A-frame (Cow’s back method)

Set up wooden pegs
Contours as guide to
ploughing (0.3-0.5 m wide
strips left unploughed)
Levelling maintained through
ploughing (tillage erosion)
Vegetation in natural
vegetative strips should be
maintained at 5-10 cm
1 year establishment
 ADVANTAGES
(WOCAT,2007) 

Slows runoff
Reduce erosion
Cut material as mulch or fodder
Prevent loss of fertilizer
 DISADVANTAGES
(WOCAT,2007) 

Pest sanctuary

Crop area loss

Hinders some farm

operations

Weed infestation
 PROMOTING
SUSTAINABILITY
Increased
infiltration
Increased in
soil fertility
Improvement
of ground
cover
Cheap
Soil Conservation Practice#2

TERRACING

Pagaduan
 BANAUE The terraces were built 2000
RICE
TERRACES
years ago
(Tikkanen, 2017) Intricate engineer marvel
despite having basic tools
Important for economy and
serves cultural function
OBJECTIVES
(UNESCO, 2005)

Modify land
surface to better
farm lands
To showcase rich
knowledge on
biodiversity
resources, lunar
cycles, and
planning
Sustain rice
production
among Ifugaos
METHODOLOGY
(Mesfin, 2016)

Top-down; proceed sideways

Start two meters from
thedrainage site
Remove and pile topsoil
inconvenient place
Dig foundation
Build riser along the contour
Level topsoil
 Reduce slope to control
erosion
Create safe outlet for runoff
ADVANTAGES Retain some of those runoff
(USDA, 2008)
to conserve moisture
Prevent development of
gully
 Reduced crop area
Disturbs topsoil
DISADVANTAGES Require high amount of
(WOCAT, 2014)
inputs
Reduced biodiversity
 PROMOTING
SUSTAINABILITY
(WOCAT, 2014)

Increased water
quantity
Increase soil
moisture
Reduce soil loss
Reduce hazard
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR
IMPROVEMENT

Seek government support and

subsidy
Try incorporating natural vegetative
strips along the risers
 Quiz

1. An equipment used to layout

contours to establish natural

vegetative strips

a. Shovel

b. Plow

c. A-frame

d. Triangle framework
 Quiz

2. Barriers made from naturally

occurring grasses and herb

a. terraces

b. natural vegetative strips

 Quiz

3.  Establishing ____________

requires building foundation

and riser.

a. terraces

b. natural vegetative strips

 Quiz

4.  Soil practice found in

Lantapan, Bukidnon

a. terraces

b. natural vegetative strips

 Quiz

5.  Soil practice found in the

municipality of Banaue in

Ifugao province

a. terraces

b. natural vegetative strips

 Quiz

6.  Natural vegetative strips can

be a pest sanctuary.

a. true

b. false
 Quiz

7. Banaue terraces were built

2000 years ago with

sophisticated tools.

a. true

b. false
 Quiz

8. Cut material serves no

purpose in natural vegetative

strips.

a. true

b. false
 Quiz

9. Terracing disturbs topsoil.

a. true

b. false
 Quiz

9. Terracing disturbs topsoil.

a. true

b. false
 Quiz

10.  Natural vegetative strips is a

low-cost farming practice.

a. true

b. false