TABLE 1.

Examples of the impact of common agricultural practices on soil health.

Common practices	Example of impact on soil health / fertility	References
Monoculture cropping Over grazing Tillage	Reduced and/or altered biological diversity	Mikha and Rice, 2004; Zhao Y. et al., 2018; Salaheen and Biswas, 2019; Yang et al., 2020
	Reduced organic carbon content
	Soil nutrient depletion
	Decreased pH levels
	Soil structural change
Addition of artificial fertilizer Addition of manure	Altered nutrient availability	Mikha and Rice, 2004; Bünemann et al., 2006
	Altered pH levels (e.g., soil acidification by added N)
	Altered biological diversity
	Soil structural change