Tamil Nadu - Coimbatore

Focus on soil degradation

COIMBATORE: The extent of soil degradation is two billion hectares and this phenomenon is increasing at an alarming rate of five to ten million hectares a year. Soil degradation, along with climate change, is a major global issue, Rattan Lal, Director, Centre for Carbon Management and Sequestration, Ohio State University, the U.S., here recently.

He was speaking on “Managing Soil Quality through Moderating Carbon and Water Cycles” at the Tamil Nadu Agricultural University. He called for cultivating the best soils with the best management practices for optimum yield.

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