Question

Discuss 'terrace farming' and 'intercropping'.​

Answer 1

Answer:

In terrace farming, physical barriers (trenches, stone bunds, live hedges, or natural strips) are created along the contours to retain rain water and make it infiltrate into the soil and to minimize soil erosion. Fairly flat strips of land develop between barriers where crops are grown. In contour plowing, the land is plowed across the slopes and along the contour lines.

Answer 2

Answer:

Contour ploughing follows the “natural shape” of the slope without altering it. Terrace farming alters the shape of the slope to produce flat areas that provide a catchment for water. ... Both are used to reduce soil erosion from tilled fields on slopes.