Answer:
1. reducing soil erosion,
2.Controlling runoff water
Explanation:
Contour farming mitigates the impacts of floods, storms and landslides on the crops by reducing soil erosion up to 50 percent, controlling runoff water, increasing moisture infiltration and retention and thus enhancing soil quality and composition
DDT (DiChlorodiphenyltrichloroethane) has popular been used
as a pesticide since the 19th century used especially during World War I to control typhus and malaria
vectors. The chemical had application as
a pesticide both in homesteads and in agriculture. However, it has been banned in the USA due to claims of its carcigonecity and its negative environmental impact. DDT has been shown to harm most arthropods indiscriminately.
