Reducing the Effects of Drought and Degradation of Agricultural Soils, in the Context of Climate Change, through the Application of Regenerative Ecological Technologies

Abstract

The agricultural sector has a limited capacity for expansion, consequently, deficient technologies based on the widespread use of synthetic chemicals have been implemented in the last decades, having a major negative impact on natural ecosystems, biodiversity, and environmental services. Desertification, land degradation, and drought, combined with human activity and environmental changes, cause important soil losses and a reduction in natural defenses against droughts and floods. The combined impact of climate change, land mismanagement and unsustainable freshwater use has long been affecting agricultural productivity, the most common cause being unsustainable land management practices. This chapter aims to briefly assess the most effective strategies for reducing the impact of climate change on agricultural crops, as well as to prevent or reverse the process of desertification and systematic loss in food quality and quantity. Regenerative management practices such as minimum tillage technologies, cover crops and mulching, inoculation with microorganisms, nutrients cycling, the balance of the organic fertilizers or foliar application help farmers in managing healthy soils, capable of growing rich and ecological crops without the use of chemical hazardous substances.

The Effect of Liquid Organic Fertilizer of Rabbit Urine and Concentration of Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria of Bamboo Root on the Growth and Yield of Mustard Green Plants

“…In addition, according to BPS data (2021) in the last four years, the production of mustard greens in Jember Regency has fluctuated. Several factors, such as reduced land, use of inaccurate attack fertilizers and pests/diseases, or inadequate land drainage/irrigation, may influence the fluctuations in the productivity of mustard plants (Dixon, 2015;Popescu et al, 2022). Due tue this challenge, farmers strive to increase the productivity of mustard greens in Jember Regency by chemical fertilization treatment.…”