Land and soil management: Promoting healthy soils for healthier agricultural systems

Jawoo Koo, Ephraim Nkonya (e.nkonya@cgiar.org), Carlo Azzarri, Cindy M. Cox, Timothy Johnson, Adam M. Komarek, Ho Young Kwon, Alessandro De Pinto, Cleophelia Roberts and Wei Zhang

Chapter 5 in 2016 Global Food Policy Report, 2016, pp 40-47 from International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

Abstract: Soil and land management are essential for a sustainable food supply and ecosystems. Healthy soils can support sustainable agricultural production, mitigation of the impacts of climate change, and other ecosystem services. Interventions that show promise for improving soil health include investment in sustainable intensification technologies, climate-smart agriculture, and ecosystem-level management.

Keywords: land management; sustainable development goals; economic development; soil; agricultural research; agricultural policies; soil fertility; sustainability; economic policies; agricultural development; carbon; land degradation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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