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Mechanical soil conservation strategies to reduce soil erosion in Dominica

Year of publication 2014

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Document

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) In Dominica, natural disasters, such as storms and heavy rainfalls, regularly occur and have a direct impact on its agricultural sector. Therefore, mechanical soil conservation strategies are important management practices for crop production. These strategies use methodologies that include the use of bunds, terraces, waterways / drainage channels, and other structures, for example vegetative barriers, or stone / rock lines. Thereby, the structures are so installed as to break the force of winds or decrease the velocity of runoff to reduce soil erosion. Barriers can be constructed with live material, such as plants, dead material, such as rocks, or with a mixture of both materials. For an illustration of different on-farm erosion control strategies see the pictures attached to this practice.

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