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.
Auteur: FAO Strategic Objective 5 – Resilience, in FAO
Organisation: The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO TECA
Année: 2020
Pays: Dominica
Couverture géographique: Amérique latine et les Caraïbes
Type: Pratiques
Texte intégral disponible à l'adresse: https://www.fao.org/teca/en/technologies/8207
Langue: English