Soil management and protection against erosion

• Prepare a seed bed (or plantation),
• Crop residues into the soil and Weeding.
• Burning down of fallow land should be avoided, and is only permitted when an agroforestry system is to be established.
• In the case of arable crops, deep and over-turning soil tillage (using a plough) should be avoided.
• Crop rotation will also help to suppress the unwanted growth of weeds.

Examples of erosion protection measures

1. Stone walls erected along the lines of elevation of a site to slow down the water flow.
2. Stone barriers in water channels to slow down the outflow of water.