MORE than 40 percent of East Africa’s soils are degraded, with climate change and soil erosion posing a major threat to ...

Unsustainable agricultural and forestry practices deplete carbon in the form of organic matter Global warming will get worse as agricultural methods accelerate the rate of soil erosion, which ...

resulting in greater productivity of plants in natural environments and agricultural settings. SOM improves soil structure and reduces erosion, leading to improved water quality in groundwater and ...

Preserving the Land Approximately 42% of Iowa farmers have embraced no-till farming, a method that is gaining popularity for ...

Historically, conventional agriculture has accelerated soil erosion to rates that exceed that of soil formation (Table 2). Erosion is often accelerated by agricultural practices that leave the ...

The film narrates the struggles faced by farmers and ranchers on the Great Plains during the Dust Bowl of the 1930s, ...

With 85 per cent, soil erosion is the main contributor. Approximately 1.5 billion people – a quarter of the world's population – depend directly on the food production from degraded lands. More than ...

Study: Redistributing soil can restore nutrients, improve water retention, and significantly boost crop yields on eroded ...

Without altering agricultural practices and urgently finding ... of organic matter had degraded while acidity had increased. “Erosion from the wind is not as bad as it used to be in the dust ...

The importance of agriculture cannot be overstated in modern-day life, and those in the area curious to get a closer look at ...