soil conservation

collocation in English

meaningsofsoilandconservation

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soil
noun
uk
/sɔɪl/us
/sɔɪl/
the material on the surface of the ground in which ...
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conservation
noun[U]
uk
/ˌkɒn.səˈveɪ.ʃən/us
/ˌkɑːn.sɚˈveɪ.ʃən/
the protection of plants and animals, natural areas, and interesting and important structures and buildings, especially from the damaging effects of ...
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(Definition ofsoilandconservationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofsoil conservation

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The minimum tillage package could be an effective intervention forsoilconservationdue to the early-vegetative cover of the soil.
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Another, more workable approach to the erosion problem would be to create incentives for the adoption ofsoilconservationmeasures on upland farms.
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The book properly stresses the use of agroforestry insoilconservationand management.
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The panchayats were responsible for providing local-level governance and the tenants associations were supposed to undertake m aintenance ofsoilconservationworks.
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Accordingly, pastsoilconservationresearch was geared mainly towards structural methods.
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Another way to induce investments insoilconservation, at least according to cost-benefit analysis, is by increasing the future price of agricultural output.
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These findings help explain why attempts to encourage permanent adoption ofsoilconservationpractices often fail, and how more successful policies could be designed.
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In the second subsection, we then generalize the framework to explore the dynamics of household welfare, land-use patterns, and investment insoilconservation.
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There are more trees, moresoilconservationworks and greater use of organic manure than in the 1930s.
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However, renters have the broadest range of use rights, including decision on crop choice, fallowing, planting trees, and adoption ofsoilconservationpractices.
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Then, one wonders if public intervention is justified, and if yes, what kind of policy instruments may be employed to encourage investments insoilconservation.
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Environmental interventions such assoilconservation, afforestation, and rehabilitation would be adopted to restore denuded areas.
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Especially if one intends to induce the poor to invest insoilconservation, introducing credit markets is an important consideration.
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The aim of this paper is to explore how risk behaviour can affect the incentives forsoilconservationin agricultural production systems.
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Similarly, the use of terracing and othersoilconservationpractices is generally believed to improve water availability and thus both stabilize and increase productivity.
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We believe that this reflects a rising concern about problems ofsoilconservationwhich coincides with, but does not depend on, project activities.
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