Hi! I am an environmentalist from Cebu, Let's see where I can meet Mr. John (a farmer) to see their approach towards soil conservation. We have already planned our meet for today.
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Hi Mr. John, how are you? I am Tony. Can you please tell me some methods how you conserve soil?
Hi Tony, nice to meet you. Sure, I will tell you our farming methods which we use to save soil. Come with me.
(Tony and Mr. John starts walking and Tony starts exploring more farming techniques used by Mr. John and other farmers.)
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First, we use -Intercropping, in which we grow two or more crops at the same time making use of resources that would otherwise not be utilized by a single crop.
Oh, Wow! This method is really helpful. It really has so many beneficial effects on soil fertility and nutrient cycling.
Yes, Soils of Bogo are well-drained and moderately well-drained and give a favorable environment for soil fertility management.
(Tony and Mr. John walks towards the farm and also meet Thea)
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Next we plant Windbreaks. They prevent soil erosion by slowing the force of wind over open ground.
Hi Tony. They are commonly planted in hedgerows around the edges of fields on farms.
And meet Thea, she will tell you more about windbreaks.
Yes, it will increase trees which prevents soil erosion because of high winds or floods.
(They walk towards more farms.)
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Strip cropping is planting and growing of crops in alternating strips. The strips are systematically arranged across a field as close to the contour as possible.
Strip cropping agriculture is used to improve soil health.
It would help as certain layers of plants will absorb minerals and water from the soil more effectively using this method.
(They also went to Mr. Paul to know more about their farming practices.)
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37.24 lakh quintals of seeds of various crops, HYV, Paddy, Hybrid Paddy, Maize, Cotton and Bengal gram, etc. are produced.
Farmer's are empowered in seed management enabling them to acquire good quality seed.
Wow! These farming practices are really good for soil. Thank you Mr. Sham and Raghu for this help. Bye.
Organic farming is practices in Cebu which is the best form of farming in which crops are grown without the use of fertilizers and pesticides.
(Tony leaves the farm and was very happy to know about all these methods to conserve soil.)
No problem Tony. Goodbye.
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John's Farm
For irrigation we have micro irrigation project which includes drip irrigation and sprinklers.