Definition: Soil degradation

Category: FAO Agricultural censuses

Decline in soil quality caused by natural processes or, more commonly, improper use by humans. http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/ramon/statmanuals/files/world_census_agri_2020_EN.pdf Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), "A system of integrated agricultural censuses and surveys. Volume 1: World Programme for the Census of Agriculture 2010", Rome, 2005