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METHODS TO

REDUCE SOIL
EROSION
BUNDS & MULTILAYERED APPROACH
WHAT ARE
BUNDS
Farm bunds are simply
retaining walls along the
boundary of agricultural
fields. Their advantage is to
contain rainwater in the field
itself, which helps in retaining
soil moisture for longer time,
reducing soil erosion during
heavy rain and protecting
fertile soil.
ADVANTAGES
1- SLOWS DOWN 2- COMPARABLY 3-SIMPLE
WATER RUNOFF, SIMPLE AND CHEAP MAINTENANCE
ALLOWING RAINWATER IMPLEMENTATION
TO SEEP INTO THE SOIL
AND SPREAD MORE
EVENLY OVER THE LAND.
DISADVANTAGES
1- FOR STONE BUNDS, 2- CONTOUR BUNDS 3-SEMI-CIRCULAR
SHORTAGE OF STONES NEED AN EVEN BUNDS CANNOT BE
CAN LEAD TO HIGHER GROUND OTHERWISE, MADE MECHANICALLY
IMPLEMENTATION WATER WILL COLLECT AND ARE THEREFORE
COSTS . IN LOWER SPOTS TIME CONSUMING IN
WHICH CAN CAUSE THEIR CONSTRUCTION
MOSQUITO BREEDING
WHAT IS THE
MULTILAYERED
APPROACH
Multilayer farming is the process of
growing multiple crops in a single field.
This is done by planting a crop on top of
an already existing crop. The first crop is
then harvested, and the land is used to
plant another crop. The purpose of this
is to save space on land and improve
efficiency.
ADVANTAGES
1- HELPS IN THE 3-MULTILAYER FARMING
2- THE AMOUNT OF
CONSERVATION OF SYSTEM HELPS TO
FERTILIZERS EQUAL FOR
WATER AND MOISTURE ERADICATE THE
ONE PLANT IN FIELD
IN THE SOIL. MULTILAYER GERMINATION OF
FARMING IS SUFFICIENT
FARMING SYSTEM WEEDS WHICH LEADS
TO 4 CROPS INSIDE A
CONSERVES ABOUT 70% TO INCREASE
MULTILAYER STRUCTURE
OF WATER PRODUCTION
DISADVANTAGES
1- PESTS AND DISEASES 3-GROWTH RATES WILL
2- CONTROLLING WEEDS DIFFER WHICH WILL
CAN MOVE FROM ONE
WILL BE HARDER AFFECT THE HARVEST
CROP TO ANOTHER ONE
EASILY. DATE
QUESTIONS

1. WHAT ARE BUNDS


2. WHAT ARE THE ADVANTAGES OF BUNDS
3. WHAT ARE THE DISADVANTAGES BUNDS
4. WHAT IS THE MULTILAYERED APPROACH
5. ADVANTAGES OF THE MULTILAYERED
APPROACH
6. DISADVANTAGES OF THE MULTILAYERED
APPROACH
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