1. CLASSIC PHOTO ALBUM Steep slopes, heavy rain and poor farming practices can lead to rapid soil erosion.

2. Gully erosion in loess soil in Dutch South Limbourg

3. CLASSIC PHOTO ALBUM Terracing in the Philippines, to hold water and soil on the slopes.

4. CLASSIC PHOTO ALBUM Three bunds in Mozda Village, India.

5. CLASSIC PHOTO ALBUM Contour ploughing in the Netherlands

6. CLASSIC PHOTO ALBUM Strip farming and contour ploughing reduce soil erosion and rapid runoff of rain water in.

7. CLASSIC PHOTO ALBUM Stone lines used to trap water in Burkina Faso

8. Leave crop residues on the surface, and use stubble mulching and minimal tillage to reduce erosion.

9. The consequences of poor management!!