Soil health or soil deficiency is a total condition of the soil which demonstrates its ability to meet its biological and ecological roles as needed to its natural surroundings. In more colloquial sense the condition of soil shows its ability to satisfy its needs as concerns the nutritional content required by the plant to survive. Also it is a sign of soil health and productivity of the land where the soil lies.
Soil health or soil shortage then is a combination of different conditions that are needed for plants animals and humans to grow. Healthy soil is vital for plant health and when agricultural soils are healthy then people who consume the plants are also more most likely to be healthy.
A soil health expert evaluates the condition of the land farming soils and the living organisms such as plants fungus and bacteria that exist within healthy soil. The focus of the analysis of soil fertility is on determining what is required for a particular crop to grow well and produce excellent quality food. One such key element in enhancing soil health is guaranteeing sufficient levels of raw material. Soil raw material levels describe the amount of raw material in the soil such as the amount of sand peat or decayed product.