soil compaction - fao
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Soil compactionIncrease in density and a declineof macro-porosity in soil that impairssoil functions and impedes root penetration and water and gas exchange.
Soil compaction can reduce crop yieldsby as much as 60%.Agricultural mismanagement (80%)and overgrazing (16%) are the two major causative factors of human induced soil compaction.
4% of theglobal land area
is estimatedto be compacted
MINIMUM-TILLAGE AGRICULTUREIS AMONG THE TOP OPTIONS TO REDUCE TILLAGE COSTS, CONSERVE SOIL AND WATER,INCREASE SOIL ORGANIC CARBON POOLS,AND REDUCE NET CO2 EMISSIONS
2016
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SOIL THREATSSoil compaction
LACLatin America
and the Caribbean
NANorthAmerica
SSAsub-Saharan Africa
NENANear East and
North Africa
E Europe and Eurasia
SPSouthwest
Pacific
AAsia
GoodFairPoorVerypoor
Condition TrendImproving Deteriorating Variable Stable ©
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