Which of the following statements about soil management is true?

A) Only about 10% of the world's food comes from land-based agriculture.
B) Soil degradation is a problem unique to the past two centuries.
C) More than 25% of cultivated land was degraded as of 2013.
D) The Mayan Empire serves as a model for excellent soil management.


C

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