Economic dimensions of soil health practices that sequester carbon: Promising research directions

Feedbacks from analysis of the economics of soil health practices. Analyzing the impact of management practices could improve understanding of policies for encouraging best soil management practices. Use of these best management activities can improve soil conditions (relative to some benchmark) and may lead to improved private economic benefits and public environmental benefits, such as carbon sequestration (see table 1). Further enhancements and analysis of the benefits of soil health practices then create feedback loops.