Nature Environment and Pollution Technology

Indah Fajarini Sri Wahyuningrum ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Accounting, Universitas Negeri Semarang, Semarang, 50229, ID

Abstract

Soil loss as a result of soil erosion has an impact on the economy, specifically when it occurs in agricultural site. The economic impact can be on-site or off-site. The on-site impacts are in the form of nutrient loss, loss of existing production and less yield, while off-site effect consists of flooding, sedimentation and damage plantation. This study focuses on some of the economic aspects of soil loss as they apply to “in-the-field” practices. The research was carried out using current data from existing literature. The data were then interpreted statistically and comparisons between various factors were made. The results indicated that the contribution of rainfall to soil loss varied and depended on some other factors such as type of vegetation cover and soil slope. In terms of economic cost due to soil loss, the off-side cost which included indirect cost such as agricultural productivity was calculated as $176.33 per ton/ha/year. This indirect cost was about more than three times of the direct cost which was $53.35 per ton/ha/year.

Keywords

Soil Erosion, Soil Loss, Rainfall, Economic Cost.

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