Low-till agriculture
Tractor using disc harrows for ploughing. Credit: agrofruti / Alamy Stock Photo
A type of agriculture that aims to protect the soil without using traditional tillage methods, which consist of preparing soil for cultivation by turning or ploughing. This system uses lighter equipment to perform shallower cultivations, thus disturbing the soil as little as possible. Compared to conventional tillage, this method increases the concentrations of soil organic carbon and nitrogen. It can also allow the soil to retain more water.