Question

What is the difference between terrace farming and plain farming

Answer 1

Explanation:

Agriculture in plains are more easy than agriculture in the hilly slopes . In the hilly slopes the essential nutrients of the soil easily gets carried away with the water due to its steep land forms. In the mountains generally terrace farming is done .

Answer 2

Explanation:

Terrace farming

• Terrace farming shifts the slope’s structure to create flat areas that provide water catchment

• On the steep slopes, wide flat steps or terraces are designed so that flat surfaces are usable for cultivation, thus minimizing surface run-off and soil erosion.

Contour ploughing

• Contour ploughing suits the slope’s natural shape without changing it.

• Ploughing parallel to the contours of a hill slope to create a natural obstacle for fluid to drain down the slope.

Terrace farming and contour ploughing are both used to reduce soil erosion on slopes from tilled fields. The differences between terrace farming and contour ploughing are tabulated below.

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