In what ways can water and wind erosion be both beneficial and harmful to farmers?

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Layne Mcmahon

2 November, 10:26

In what ways can water and wind erosion be both beneficial and harmful to farmers?

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Amiah Solomon · Answer 1

Answer: Water and wind erosion can be both harmful and beneficial for the farmers in a number of ways. These include washing off of the necessary minerals from soil with the water, flying off of the fertile layers of soil with the wind, surfacing of new mineral-rich soil by the flowing water and deposition of fertile layers of soil by the flowing winds. Explanation:

Erosion caused by the water and wind is harmful in the following ways:

Water is responsible for carrying away with it the soluble minerals that are present in the soil. Winds blow off fertile layers of soil.

Erosion caused by the water and wind is beneficial in the following ways:

Water washes away the infertile topsoil and brings the unused mineral-rich soil to the surface making the land more fertile. Winds often deposit layers of fertile soil.