The concept of agricultural land is one that is used in the field of productivity to refer to a certain type of land that is suitable for all types of crops and plantations, that is, for agricultural activity or agriculture. Agricultural soil must be, first of all, fertile soil that allows the growth and development of different types of crops that are later harvested and used by man, for which reason it must also be suitable for human beings due to its components.
When we talk about agricultural land, we are talking about a special type of soil that must have certain elements that make it suitable for growing crops. In addition to being a fertile soil, with an important composition of humus (or the organic section of the soil), agricultural soil must have main nutrients such as nitrates, ammonium, phosphorus, potassium, sulfate, magnesium, calcium, sodium, chloride and others such as iron, copper, manganese, although the latter to a lesser extent. All these nutrients can be reinforced and added artificially through fertilizers that are applied in the areas that need it most. It is important that the fertilizers used are not harmful or toxic because then these toxins will go to the food grown.
Other elements that must also be controlled to consider a soil suitable for agriculture are, for example, the soil’s pH, its texture and its energy conductivity. These three, in the normal parameters, will contribute to those crops growing more effectively and being of better quality, being able to be consumed by the human being without any type of problem and becoming products of long duration and resistance to the possible inclemencies of the time or of other external factors.
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