Explained: How world is losing fertile land | Explained News, The Indian Express

Explained: How world is losing fertile land | Explained News, The Indian Express

Written by Amitabh Sinha |Pune |Updated: September 13, 2019 7:16:08 am

Explained: How world is losing fertile land

UN Convention to Combat Desertification meeting nears conclusion in Greater Noida. What is causing desertification of land around the world, and what role does the Convention play in trying to combat it?

Parched fields near a dam in Beed, Maharashtra, during a drought in June. 2019. Natural factors such as drought and various man-made factors are affecting the productivity of land worldwide. (Express photo: Amit Chakravarty/File)

For the last two weeks, India has been hosting the meeting of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification. A major global agreement on issues related to land, the convention (UNCCD) seeks to address the phenomenon of desertification, the process through which fertile and productive land become degraded and unfit for useful activities like agriculture.