FOR SOIL MANAGEMENT TO BE SUSTAINABLE: 
			 
       			    it must combine technology, policies and activities, 
			 
       			   it must adopt a holistic approach, integrating both socio-economic and 
       			    environmental principles. 
       			 
			 THE JOINT OBJECTIVES ARE: 
			 
       			   to maintain and increase production and use in order to meet society’s demand   
       			    for food, 
       			 
       			   to reduce threats to food products and thereby guarantee food quality, 
       			 
       			   to protect the quality of natural resources, 
			 
       			   to prevent soil degradation and maintain water quality, 
			 
      			   to ensure economic viability, 
			 
      			   to adopt a socially acceptable development model. 
			
  
			 
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