Gukuravhu kana guve (soil erosion) rinoreva kutakurwa kwevhu kubva panzvimbo pari richikukurwa nemvura yekunaya kana nemhepo. Gukuravhu rinokonzera kuti nzizi nehova dzizare nevhu dzichigumisidza dzapwa sezvakaita rwizi Save mune dzimwe nzvimbo. Mugarasora (buffer strip - for soil conservation) inzvimbo inochengetwa ine miti nesora nechinangwa chekudzivirira gukuravhu. Kikongo vanoti kukula (v.t.y to catch and carry away) kureva kukukura.