CEN/WS CROP - Methodology to quantify the global agricultural crop footprint including soil affection

CEN/WS CROP is a Technical Committee within the European Committee for Standardization (CEN). It is named "Methodology to quantify the global agricultural crop footprint including soil affection" and is responsible for: This CEN Workshop Agreement specifies a methodology for identifying, characterizing, and implementing a single indicator to assess the quality and degradation of agricultural soils and the overall impact of the agriculture processes. The agriculture impacts are assessed through the mechanical, fertilization and irrigation activities associated. Furthermore, soil affection is evaluated accounting with soil erosion and parameters such as nutrients, texture, and organic matter. The developed methodology allows a simple but robust assessment of soil biogeochemical processes and the loss of fertility and degradation. Informative guidance on its use is provided in Annexes A and B. This committee has published 1 standards.

CEN/WS CROP develops CEN standards in the area of Information technology. The scope of work includes: This CEN Workshop Agreement specifies a methodology for identifying, characterizing, and implementing a single indicator to assess the quality and degradation of agricultural soils and the overall impact of the agriculture processes. The agriculture impacts are assessed through the mechanical, fertilization and irrigation activities associated. Furthermore, soil affection is evaluated accounting with soil erosion and parameters such as nutrients, texture, and organic matter. The developed methodology allows a simple but robust assessment of soil biogeochemical processes and the loss of fertility and degradation. Informative guidance on its use is provided in Annexes A and B. Currently, there are 1 published standards from this technical committee.

The European Committee for Standardization (CEN) is a public standards organization that brings together the national standardization bodies of 34 European countries. CEN provides a platform for developing European Standards (ENs) and other technical documents in relation to various products, materials, services, and processes, supporting the European Single Market.

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