contour farming meaning

• , contour farming or contour ploughing noun
    The ploughing (and planting) of sloping land along the contour lines to counter erosion

• farming:    Noun: farming  ...
• contour:    Noun: contour  ...
• baby-farming:     noun (obsolete)&n ...

Examples

1. contour farming ploughing
2. Contour farming is considered an active form of sustainable agriculture.
3. At one part of the property " contour farming was used " and experimentation tried.
4. The SCS also helped individual farmers convert from planting straight-rows of crops to contour farming on terraced benches.
5. On steeper slopes and areas with greater rainfall, a procedure known as strip cropping is used with contour farming to provide additional protection.