stubble burning

Torching crop remnants

Stubble burning is the agricultural practice of setting fire to crop residue left in fields after harvest.

Farmers burn stubble to clear land quickly and cheaply before the next planting, though the practice creates air pollution and is increasingly restricted: Stubble burning in Punjab causes seasonal smog across northern India.

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thick smoke · fields · haze · agriculture · crop · residue · flames · smog · pollution · farmers · paddy · autumn · Punjab · wheat · rice · embers · char · blackened

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agricultural residue management method

stubble burningcomposting

Decomposing organic matter deliberately

mulching · conservation tillage · tilling

environmental impact of farming practices

stubble burningsustainable farming

Land use preserving future yields

organic farming · eco-friendly farming · soil conservation · agroecology · permaculture

environmental impact

stubble burningsustainable agriculture

Farming preserving long-term productivity

regenerative farming · carbon sequestration · soil conservation · organic farming

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