Farmers usually use plows to prepare their fields for planting crops. Plows cut into the ground, and lift up weeds, and other unwanted plants. However, plowing is blamed for causing severe damage to topsoil by removing the plants that protect soil from being blown or washed away.?

Many farmers in South Asia are now trying a process called Low Till Farming. Low Till Farming limits the use of plows. In this method of farming, seeds and fertilizer are put into the soil through small cuts made in the surface of the ground. Low Till Agriculture leaves much or all the soil and remains of plants on the ground. They serve as a natural fertilizer and help support the roots of future crops. They take in rain and allow it to flow into the soil instead of running off. It has been proved that Low Till Farming increases harvests and reduces water use, and this method reduced the need for chemical products because there are fewer unwanted Plants.

Scientists say Low Till Farming is becoming popular in South Asia, which is facing a severe water shortage. They say the area will become depended on imported food unless water is saved through methods like Low Till Farming. Currently, more than 150 million people in South Asia depend on local rice and wheat crops. Farmers grow rice during wet weather. During the dry season they grow wheat in the same fields. Farmers are using the Low Till method to plant wheat after harvesting rice. Scientists say Low Till Agriculture is one of the best examples in the worlds of technologies working for both people, and the environment.

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通常情況下，農(nóng)民為種莊稼做準(zhǔn)備都要先犁地。犁耙翻開(kāi)土地，別除雜草和其他不想要的植物。犁地除了可以保護(hù)土壤不被風(fēng)吹走或被水沖走的植物，犁地也引起了對(duì)表層土的嚴(yán)重破壞而受到指責(zé)。

現(xiàn)在南亞的許多農(nóng)民正在嘗試一種稱為“低耕農(nóng)業(yè)”的耕作方式?！暗透r(nóng)業(yè)”限制了犁耙的使用。按照這種耕作方法，種子和肥料通過(guò)地表的小溝進(jìn)入土壤中?！暗透r(nóng)業(yè)”保留了大量或者所有的土壤，和地表存有的全部植物。它們成了天然養(yǎng)料，支持將來(lái)所種莊稼的根系。它們吸收雨水，讓水流入土壤而不會(huì)流失?！暗透r(nóng)業(yè)”增加了產(chǎn)量，減少了用水，這種方法還減少了對(duì)化學(xué)物的需求，因此不被人們接受的植物更少了。

科學(xué)家說(shuō)“低耕農(nóng)業(yè)”在南亞正變得盛行，因?yàn)槟莾好媾R著嚴(yán)重的水資源不足。科學(xué)家說(shuō)這個(gè)地區(qū)將依賴進(jìn)口食品，除非運(yùn)用像“低耕農(nóng)業(yè)”這樣的方法節(jié)約水資源。目前，在南亞有超過(guò)1.5億人依靠當(dāng)?shù)氐牡久缀托←?。在旱季他們?cè)谙嗤耐恋厣戏N小麥。農(nóng)民在收獲了稻米后用“低耕農(nóng)業(yè)”種小麥?？茖W(xué)家說(shuō)“低耕農(nóng)業(yè)”是世界上最好的說(shuō)明科技既造福于人類，也使環(huán)境受益的例子。