SOIL CONSERVATION

    Without soil many crops would not grow. Soil therefore should be conserved rather than being polluted. Soil is polluted or poorly used in different ways. Overgrazed land becomes open to agents of soil erosion. Burning of vegetation kills living organism in the soil, making the soil infertile. Poor methods of farming also leads to loss of soil fertility.

    The Ministry of Agriculture has started to educate farmers all over the country on how to conserve soil. The farmers have been encouraged to plant trees to: protect the soil from rain drop by reducing the force with which it falls onto the ground, the roots of trees bind soil particles together and they also act as windbreaks. The farmers have also been encouraged to use better farming methods like mixed farming, crop rotation, zero-grazing and Agroforestry. These methods will help in soil conservation hence conserve the soil structure.

Location: Olympic, Nairobi, Kenya