Socio-economic consequences of soil erosion

• Soil eroded from the land, along with pesticides and fertilizers applied to fields, washes into streams and waterways.
• This sedimentation and pollution can damage freshwater and marine habitats and the local communities that depend on them.
• Economic impacts can include loss of productivity of land, infrastructure and property.
• Harbour and coastal erosion may adversely affect peoples’ incomes due to a loss of rural productive land.
• Erosion on or nearby a property can result in a reduction in the value or price of the property.

Necessity of Soil Conservation Practices

• to maintain sustained productivity of the soil
• to combat on-site and off-site effects of soil loss
• required to control erosion, maintain organic matter,
• maintain soil physical properties, maintain soil nutrients, and avoid toxicity