EUROPEAN LAND QUALITY AS A FOUNDATION FOR THE SUSTAINABLE INTENSIFICATION OF AGRICULTURE
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.54652/rsf.2016.v1.i1.279Keywords:
arable land, agricultural intensification, sustainability, soil and land indicators, soil resilience, soil performance, EuropeAbstract
UDK 631.41(4)
Based on 3 large European sets of soil and land data 6 land indicators for soil resilience and soil performance were chosen for defining land and soil surfaces in Europe, on which sustainable agricultural production can be achieved and under which conditions. In this context, also desintensification on specific areas was proposed in order to achieve sustainability and environmentally safe conditions. On this basis data for arable land in 25 states of the EU 28 could be established, indicating that on 41% of the arable land a sustainable intensification is possible, on 4% extensification is needed, and on the remaining 55% no intensification is possible or only with restrictions.
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