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Threats to Arable Land of the World: Current and Future Perspectives of Land Use
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Author(s): Zia Ur Rahman Farooqi (Institute of Soil and Environmental Sciences, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Pakistan), Zahoor Ahmad (Department of Field Crops, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Cukurova, Adana, Turkey), Muhammad Ashar Ayub (Institute of Soil and Environmental Sciences, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Pakistan), Wajid Umar (Szent Istvan University, Gödöllő, Hungary), Muhammad Nadeem (Institute of Soil and Environmental Sciences, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Pakistan), Hina Fatima (School of Applied Biosciences, Kyungpook National University, South Korea), Abbas Shoukat (Institute of Soil and Environmental Sciences, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Pakistan), Tasawar Ali (Institute of Soil and Environmental Sciences, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Pakistan)and Muhammad Imran Ashraf (Institute of Soil and Environmental Sciences, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Pakistan)
Copyright: 2021
Pages: 24
Source title:
Examining International Land Use Policies, Changes, and Conflicts
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): G. N. Tanjina Hasnat (University of Chittagong, Bangladesh)and Mohammed Kamal Hossain (University of Chittagong, Bangladesh)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-4372-6.ch010
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Abstract
Arable lands are the major source of food production worldwide. Increasing crop cultivation in the response to population pressure and the use of synthetic fertilizers and chemicals are the main reasons for the conversion of arable lands into problematic soils. Increasing food demand requires to increase the per acre yield of agricultural crops resulting in over exploitation of soil resources. This is a major contributor to soil degradation which is the major threat to the food security of the world. Climate change and poor-quality irrigation are the other problems are also affecting crop productivity and the conversion of arable lands into problematic lands. Deforestation and urbanization are the main reasons behind the conversion of agricultural land into infrastructure. Adopting precision agriculture, vertical farming and good agricultural practices are the only ways to conserve arable lands. This chapter provides a keen overview of world arable land issues with the focus on threats to arable land and possible solutions to overcome this issue.
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