Agroforestry-Based Consequences Improve the Soil Health

Soil is the upper surface of land which covers the earth in the form of thin layer and, with the optimum quantity of air and water, provides the life and base to all plants; with the extensive availability of the upper surface of soil, once, it takes a longer time for its renovation and to be fertile. Agroforestry is one of the best practices for enhancing soil organic carbon and sustainable ecosystem. Agroforestry has been long in practices/used for improving soil health by combining the trees and shrubs with agricultural crops or livestock. These agricultural practices provide the multiple benefits which have been revealed from the researchers that (1) they provide the vital home of wildlife or in other words the number of wildlife increased; (2) they enhance the farm and land productivity by improving the soil health and animal welfare; (3) they also provide help in mitigation of one of the main global problems, i.e., climate change, (4) managing soil surface quality and water flow, and (5) balancing the nutrient cycling and also in the prevention of soil erosion. Due to the much extensive use of agroforestry in improving soil, improving soil fertility, and environment management, it is needed to focus on agroforestry practices. This chapter focused on the relationship of soil health and agroforestry.