Soil footprint: A simple indicator of a crop's impact on soil erosion

Agriculture faces a challenge on which the future of the planet depends, to a large extent: that of feeding a growing population through the sustainable use of natural resources, essential for producing food, but also for life on Earth. In this context, concepts such as the "carbon footprint" and "water footprint" arise, which refer to the amount of these resources that are invested in the production of a given good, food or service.