CEN/WS CROP - Methodology to quantify the global agricultural crop footprint including soil affection

Methodology to quantify the global agricultural crop footprint including soil affection

This CEN Workshop Agreement specifies a methodology for identifying, characterizing, and implementing a single indicator to assess the quality and degradation of agricultural soils and the overall impact of the agriculture processes. The agriculture impacts are assessed through the mechanical, fertilization and irrigation activities associated. Furthermore, soil affection is evaluated accounting with soil erosion and parameters such as nutrients, texture, and organic matter. The developed methodology allows a simple but robust assessment of soil biogeochemical processes and the loss of fertility and degradation. Informative guidance on its use is provided in Annexes A and B.