Contour Ploughing means following the natural contours when tilling the soil, planting and cultivating. It mitigates the impacts of floods, storms and landslides on the crops by reducing soil erosion, controls runoff water, increases moisture infiltration and retention and thus enhances soil quality and composition.

 

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