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Submitted October 26, 2021
Published 2021-10-26

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Vol. 2 No. 1 (2021): Revista Semilla del Este

Importance of soil management in agricultural sustainability

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Published: 2021-10-26

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Villarreal Barrera., A. M. (2021). Importance of soil management in agricultural sustainability. Revista Semilla Del Este, 2(1), 28–39. Retrieved from https://revistas.up.ac.pa/index.php/semilla_este/article/view/2463

Abstract

Panamanian soils suitable for the development of sustainable agriculture are increasingly scarce. Many are the factors that have generated this reality, from the increase in the demand for food and the continuity in the adoption of practices that enhance the physical and chemical deterioration of this resource. In addition to degrading the soils, these factors have caused impacts on the national economy since, by not having soils capable of producing adequately, the importation of food products is becoming more and more necessary, affecting both the producer and the Panamanian consumer. Soil degradation is not an isolated issue, as it also affects water availability. Sustainable agriculture cannot be developed by having major problems over these two vital resources: soil and water. Both constitute the fuel for the life and continuity of the planet. Adopting conservation techniques with soil regenerative goals constitutes the only viable route to recover the country's soils and improve national production. However, this work cannot be unilateral. The integration of all the actors involved in the agricultural sustainability of the country is required. To route both entities and producers in the management and conservation of soils is an imperative need. The sustainability of the country's productive systems is reason enough to take concrete actions on soil management and national agricultural production.

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