Contour bunding is a method of soil conservation used in

🔑 Key Points
Soil conservation is the prevention of soil loss from erosion or the prevention of decreased fertility caused by acidification, over usage, salinization, or other chemical soil contamination.

🌱 Causes of Soil Degradation
→ Soil pollution
→ Soil Erosion
→ Overgrazing
→ Extraction of minerals at a repeated stage
→ Drought

🌿 Soil Conservation Methods
→ Afforestation
→ Checking Overgrazing
→ Constructing Dams
→ Changing Agricultural Practices
→ Crop Rotation
→ Strip Cropping
→ Use of Early Maturing Varieties
→ Contour Ploughing
→ Terracing and Contour Bunding
→ Plowing the Land in right direction

📝 Term
→ Erosion: The action of surface processes that removes soil, rock, or dissolved material from one location on the earth's crust and then transports it to another location.
→ Soil Acidification: The buildup of hydrogen cations reducing the soil pH.
→ Salinization: A build-up of salts in the soil, eventually to toxic levels for plants.