Mulching to control soil erosion
In Dominica, natural hazards, such as storms and hurricanes, regularly occur and directly affect agricultural productivity and production. Heavy rainfalls, especially in the late summer and autumn months from August to December, significantly increase susceptibility to landslides and soil erosion and lead to a loss of productive top soils, among others. Therefore, careful soil management practices in crop production are required. Mulching is an on-farm soil conservation strategy to protect the soil from the impacts of heavy rainfalls, storms, and droughts. Besides preventing soil erosion, mulching also reduces weed growth and increases soil moisture, microbial action, and soil fertility.
作者: FAO Strategic Objective 5 – Resilience, in FAO
组 织: The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO TECA
年份: 2020
国家: Dominica
地理范围: 拉丁美洲及加勒比
类别: 实 践
内容语言: English