The history of soil and water conservation (SWC) can be traced back over thousands of years in the Yellow River in China. In recent 50 years, SWC is developing quickly in the region and gained great benefits: treated area was over 0.18 million km~2, sediment reduction was 300 million t/year discharged into the Yellow River, crop acumulation was 60 billion kg, increased provision was 4 billion kg/year in the 1980s, fruit production was 15 billion kg/year, firewood was 35 billion kg/year and green forage was 25 billion kg/year, poverty elimination of the persons were over 10 million. The practices are summarizing as the following 6 aspects.
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