Question

Why is conservation of soil important? Suggest three different ways of soil conservation.

Answer

The conservation of soil is important because the formation of soil is a very slow process. It takes thousands of years to form a thin layer of soil.

The three different ways of soil conservation are:

(i) Plantation of trees.

(ii) Development and management of pasture land.

(iii) Selective agricultural practices like crop rotation and multiple cropping method.