Soil Degradation and its Causes

Author(s)	Naveen Kumar
Country	India
Abstract	In India, soil degradation is common, resulting in decreased soil productivity, deterioration of vegetative cover, qualitative and quantitative decline of soil and water resources, and air pollution. It has become significantly worse in recent decades as a result of the country's growing population, which necessitates the cultivation of marginal lands in order to fulfil the growing food demand. Poverty and natural resource depletion force people to look for more land to grow food, fodder, and fibre. Deforestation and removal of natural vegetation, overgrazing, converting forests to farms, cultivating steep slopes and degrading marginal lands, other agriculture-related activities, and overexploitation of vegetation for domestic purposes are the main causes of degradation caused by direct/indirect human intervention. Similarly, agricultural residue removal or in-situ burning is prohibited.
Keywords	Soil Erosion, Organic Carbon Losses, Nutrient Imbalance, Degraded Soil Management, Socioeconomic Impacts
Published In	Volume 5, Issue 1, January-February 2023
Published On	2023-01-22
Cite This	Soil Degradation and its Causes - Naveen Kumar - IJFMR Volume 5, Issue 1, January-February 2023. DOI 10.36948/ijfmr.2023.v05i01.1443
DOI	https://doi.org/10.36948/ijfmr.2023.v05i01.1443
Short DOI	https://doi.org/grpdpm

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