**4.4 Strip cropping**

In this type of agronomic method, crops are planted in narrow strips across a land slope. Arrangement here is that the strips are placed in such a manner that the strip crops are separated by close growing crops that are erosion resistant (**Figure 8**).


#### **Table 2.**

*Effects of organic manure on sediment yield and runoff of selected soils under different geologic formation in southeastern Nigeria.*

In strip cropping, runoff water infiltrate into the soil more [51] and at such erosion is reduced.

Other methods include mulching which helps to improve soil moisture and smoothers weed, green manures application, early planting method, building of Man-made terraces and Contour plowing, reforestation (UN 2015 opined to stop degradation, we must preserve forests, deserts and mountain ecosystems).
