Q. Consider the following: Crop Rotation Contour Cultivation Buffer Cropping Which among the above are parts of the Strip Farming?
Answer: 2 & 3
Notes:

1. Crop Rotation: Practice of planting different crops sequentially on the same fields to maintain soil fertility. This is NOT a part of strip farming.
2. Contour Cultivation: Ploughing and planting across the slope following the contour lines. This helps prevent soil erosion. This technique IS used in strip farming.
3. Buffer Cropping: Planting special erosion-resistant crops on the borders of the agricultural fields. This also helps mitigate soil erosion. Buffer crops are planted as borders around the strips in strip farming.

So, Contour Cultivation and Buffer Cropping are part of the Strip Farming method, while Crop Rotation is not.

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