Order No 2-277 of 2005 of Minister of Agriculture of Georgia on Recommendation for Complex Measures for Protection of Soil from Erosion

The Order provides recommendation for protection of soil from erosion. It consists of 24 articles: Definition of terms (1); Types of soil erosion (2); Current condition of water-caused erosion (3); Current condition of wind-caused erosion (4); Main factors causing erosion (5); Seed exchange for protection of soil (6); Covering zones of slopes of soil with agri cultures (7); Buffer zones (8); Agro-technic measures for protection of soil from erosion (9); Cross-contour soil works (10); Soil works without plowing (11); Watershed patches (12); Water collection cannels (13); Soil works before sowing and sowing (14); Minimal soil works (15); Windbreak zones (16); Soil protection measures on irrigation areas (17); Terracing (18); Hydro-technic measures against erosion (19); Erosion on natural pastures and hay meadows (20); Forest-amelioration measures (21); Converting agricultural lots to landscape-adaptive system (22); Fertilization of eroded soil (23); and Expected effects of counter-erosion measures. The purpose of the Order is to minimize erosion, increase productivity and fertility of soil, and improve the quality of agricultural products.