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Terrace farming creates stepped levels that provide a flat surface on which to plant crops. This technique reduces runoff and soil erosion on steep slopes.

Agroforestry combines agricultural and forestry technologies to create more diverse, productive, profitable, healthy, and sustainable land-use systems, which can reduce soil erosion.

In alley cropping, crops are planted in rows with trees or shrubs growing in between, known as 'alleys'. It helps to reduce erosion and runoff while providing additional benefits like shade and wind protection.

Keyline design is a landscape design method that accentuates the natural topography of the land. The main goal is to enhance water retention and reduce soil erosion.

This is the practice of growing a series of different types of crops in the same area across a sequence of seasons. It helps in maintaining soil fertility and reducing soil erosion.

Rainwater harvesting is a strategy for the collection and storage of rainwater for reuse on-site, rather than allowing it to run off. It provides water for agricultural use and helps in reducing soil erosion.

This technique involves plowing along the contour lines of a slope. It helps to reduce soil erosion by creating natural barriers for water flow.

These are strips of vegetation planted between cropland and water bodies. Buffer strips help in trapping sediment, nutrients, and pollutants before they can reach the water.

Mulching involves applying a layer of material on the surface of the soil to conserve moisture, reduce weed growth, and provide nutrients as it decomposes.

This practice involves plowing under or turning into the soil green leaf plants that are grown specifically to increase organic matter and improve soil health.

This involves the restoration of eroded gullies by stabilization with vegetation and physical structures, such as check dams, to prevent further erosion and degradation.

Windbreaks are barriers of trees or shrubs planted to protect cropland from the erosive force of the wind. They also help in conserving moisture.

These are planted across the slope and alternate with strips of crops. This technique combines the soil conservation benefits of contour plowing with those of buffer strips.

Strip cropping alternates strips of closely sowed crops such as hay, wheat, or other grains with strips of row crops like corn, cotton, or potatoes. This reduces erosion and surface runoff.

Grassed waterways are shaped and graded channels that are seeded with grass to prevent soil erosion. They conduct surface water away from fields safely.

Cover crops are planted during off-season times when the soil would otherwise be left exposed. They help to prevent erosion, improve soil structure, and add organic matter to the soil.

No-till farming is a way of growing crops without disturbing the soil through tillage. It decreases erosion and improves the organic matter content.

Dead level contouring entails constructing bunds or barriers along the contour lines at a completely horizontal grade, preventing any water movement and thus reducing erosion.

This practice involves controlling the grazing patterns of livestock to allow vegetation to regenerate, which prevents overgrazing, maintains ground cover, and therefore reduces soil erosion.