Impact Of Agricultural Development On Soil Degradation

Abstract

When soil loses some or all of its ability to support plant life, we say that it has degraded. Soil degradation refers to the rate at which land becomes less productive as a result of natural processes that are mostly impacted by human activities. Even though soil is vital for plants' nutritional base, hydroponics has shown that it is not required for agriculture. If soil nutrients couldn't be dissolved in water, plants wouldn't need them to grow. Sangli District is one of the developed districts in Maharashtra State, and its soils include a wide variety of granitic types. This means that agriculture in the region has flourished in recent years. Because of the abundance of black soil in this research region, crop yields are very high. Some tahsils in the Sangli district, such as Jat, Atpadi, Khanapur, and Kavathemhankal, have been left behind as land degradation has worsened over the last two decades.