Biofertilizers for Sustainable Agriculture: To Promote Healthy Soil and Food Security
Qiaobo Yang, MLWS 2022
Several management practices of industrial agriculture, including the over application
of pesticides and chemical fertilizers, contribute to the degradation of soils and the
degradation of land at a global scale. The result is a reduction in soil fertility, which in
turn has led to a decrease in both the quantity and quality of crop production. With
the ever-increasing demand for food to feed a growing world population, there is a
critical need to support access to nutritious, culturally appropriate, and economically
viable foods, while enhancing the soil health of our agroecosystems. The use of
alternative practices in agricultural production has proven to provide a potential
solution to the problems associated with soil degradation. Alternative agricultural
practices are adopted as an approach to promote healthier soils and to provide farmers
with more productive and higher quality crops. As alternative management practices
improve soil health, the adoption of biofertilizers, offer a sustainable alternative to
enhance soil health and achieve higher agricultural productivity. This paper informs
and communicate with farmers and government officials the wide adoption of
biofertilizers as an alternative to synthetic fertilizers, therefore reducing the
environmental impacts related to synthetic fertilizers, while enhancing global food
security.
