strip cropping
Banded field planting
Strip cropping is an agricultural practice where different crops are planted in alternating strips across a field, typically following the contour of the land.
The technique controls soil erosion—when one strip is bare or newly planted, adjacent strips with established vegetation hold the soil in place.
The farmer used strip cropping to protect the hillside from washing away during heavy rains.
Fostering growth through care
- plantingPlacing seeds in earth
- harvestingGathering mature crops
- tillageSoil preparation for planting
- agroforestryTrees integrated with farming
sustainable agriculture · soil fertility · organic farming · conservation tillage · land management · agricultural practices · dryland farming
Alternating field plantings yearly
- terracingCutting slopes into steps
- windbreaksBarriers reducing air speed
- polycultureMulti-species crop system
Preventing soil loss
- soil conservationProtecting earth's fertile layer
- water retentionBody storing excess fluid
- water qualityCondition of H2O supply
- land stewardshipResponsible care of terrain
cultivation
Fostering growth through care
- plantingPlacing seeds in earth
- harvestingGathering mature crops
- tillageSoil preparation for planting
agroforestry · sustainable agriculture · soil fertility · organic farming · conservation tillage · land management · agricultural practices · dryland farming
crop rotation
Alternating field plantings yearly
- terracingCutting slopes into steps
- windbreaksBarriers reducing air speed
- polycultureMulti-species crop system
erosion control
Preventing soil loss
- soil conservationProtecting earth's fertile layer
- water retentionBody storing excess fluid
- water qualityCondition of H2O supply
- eco actionsrecycling, composting, tree planting, water conservation, energy saving
- farming methodspolyculture, mixed farming, companion planting, agroforestry, permaculture
- soil conservationerosion control, terracing, conservation tillage, wind erosion, mulching
- dryland farmingdry farming, dryland farming, fallow, rainfed, water harvesting
- farmingfarm, farms, farmer, farmers, crop
- farmlandfarms, farm, fields, field, barns