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title: "7 Ways to control soil erosion"  
description: "Erosion control is the exercise of preventing water or wind erosion in the land, construction, coastal areas, and agricultural areas."  
author: "Abhishek  Sen"  
published: 2022-10-12  
canonical: https://yourviews.mindstick.com/story/1295/7-ways-to-control-soil-erosion  
category: "education"  
tags: ["Erosion", "soil erosion", "control", "soil decay"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# 7 Ways to control soil erosion

![7 Ways to control soil erosion](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/a6385789-5a0e-43ec-93e0-564aacfe1d45/images/601885b2-7264-4061-a1e6-857c08ab891f.jpeg) ![7 Ways to control soil erosion](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/a6385789-5a0e-43ec-93e0-564aacfe1d45/images/7496dad2-13ab-454f-80da-31de16eaf466.jpeg) Planting Vegetation ![7 Ways to control soil erosion](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/a6385789-5a0e-43ec-93e0-564aacfe1d45/images/6605ea61-6876-49c4-b3d6-f7d4d09690b5.jpeg) Contour Farming ![7 Ways to control soil erosion](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/a6385789-5a0e-43ec-93e0-564aacfe1d45/images/257fc5cd-3d61-4872-a2b3-c9e0a7920a2e.jpeg) Applying Mulches ![7 Ways to control soil erosion](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/a6385789-5a0e-43ec-93e0-564aacfe1d45/images/eeda3479-8b60-4976-acf3-a9fbb9da3ff6.jpeg) Avoiding Overgrazing ![7 Ways to control soil erosion](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/a6385789-5a0e-43ec-93e0-564aacfe1d45/images/2a82d7a0-fc96-414a-8157-cbbb7367c77f.jpeg) Reforestation ![7 Ways to control soil erosion](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/a6385789-5a0e-43ec-93e0-564aacfe1d45/images/e610f0c0-8a5e-4a87-b0a2-578899ac5827.jpeg) Use Plastic Sheeting ![7 Ways to control soil erosion](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/a6385789-5a0e-43ec-93e0-564aacfe1d45/images/119f5340-11d6-432f-8df3-c8c9470b867f.jpeg) Use of Silt Fencing

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