{"id":23315,"date":"2025-11-23T17:11:55","date_gmt":"2025-11-23T12:41:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kabul-24.com\/en\/?p=23315"},"modified":"2025-11-23T17:11:55","modified_gmt":"2025-11-23T12:41:55","slug":"global-salt-affected-soils-map-released-large-parts-of-afghanistans-farmland-severely-salinized","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kabul-24.com\/en\/global-salt-affected-soils-map-released-large-parts-of-afghanistans-farmland-severely-salinized\/","title":{"rendered":"Global Salt-Affected Soils Map Released: Large Parts of Afghanistan\u2019s Farmland Severely Salinized"},"content":{"rendered":"<h6>UN FAO releases first Global Map of Salt-Affected Soils: Large parts of northern and southwestern Afghanistan severely impacted<\/h6>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/Www.bbc.com\">Kabul 24:<\/a> The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has published the first Global Map of Salt-Affected Soils.<\/p>\n<p>Salt-affected soils (commonly known as saline or sodic soils) are lands where the accumulation of soluble salts in the soil restricts plants\u2019 ability to absorb water.Soils containing high levels of sodium ions also alter soil structure, blocking the pores through which air and water move, ultimately preventing plant growth in such areas.<\/p>\n<p>The map was produced using field measurements combined with remote sensing data and covers almost the entire world \u2014 except for a few countries that classified their data as confidential (including Iran, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan among <a href=\"https:\/\/kabul-24.com\/en\/pakistan-urges-eu-to-press-afghanistan-into-serious-fight-against-terrorism\/\">Afghanistan\u2019s<\/a> neighbors).<\/p>\n<p>In Afghanistan, salt-affected soils are particularly widespread in the north and southwest, where terminal lakes and inland drainage basins lose water through evaporation.<\/p>\n<p>This evaporation leaves behind dissolved salts that gradually turn fertile land into saline wastelands.<\/p>\n<p>Human factors accelerating the salinization of productive agricultural land include:Lack of proper irrigation systems that allow leaching (washing out) of salts<\/p>\n<p>Uneven land leveling<\/p>\n<p>Excessive use of chemical fertilizers<\/p>\n<p>Solutions and prevention methods will be discussed in future reports<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UN FAO releases first Global Map of Salt-Affected Soils: Large parts of northern and southwestern Afghanistan severely impacted Kabul 24: The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has published the first Global Map of Salt-Affected Soils. 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