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CLASSIC PHOTO ALBUM Steep slopes, heavy rain and poor farming practices can lead to rapid soil erosion.

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Page 1: CLASSIC PHOTO ALBUM Steep slopes, heavy rain and poor farming practices can lead to rapid soil erosion

CLASSIC PHOTO ALBUM

Steep slopes, heavy rain and poor farming practices can lead to rapid soil erosion.

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Gully erosion in loess soil in Dutch South Limbourg

Page 3: CLASSIC PHOTO ALBUM Steep slopes, heavy rain and poor farming practices can lead to rapid soil erosion

CLASSIC PHOTO ALBUM

Terracing in the Philippines, to hold water and soil on the slopes.

Page 4: CLASSIC PHOTO ALBUM Steep slopes, heavy rain and poor farming practices can lead to rapid soil erosion

CLASSIC PHOTO ALBUM

Three bunds in Mozda Village, India.

Page 5: CLASSIC PHOTO ALBUM Steep slopes, heavy rain and poor farming practices can lead to rapid soil erosion

CLASSIC PHOTO ALBUM

Contour ploughing in the Netherlands

Page 6: CLASSIC PHOTO ALBUM Steep slopes, heavy rain and poor farming practices can lead to rapid soil erosion

CLASSIC PHOTO ALBUM

Strip farming and contour ploughing reduce soil erosion and rapid runoff of rain water in.

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CLASSIC PHOTO ALBUM

Stone lines used to trap water in Burkina Faso

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Leave crop residues on the surface, and use stubble mulching and minimal tillage to reduce erosion.

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The consequences of poor management!!