Soil fertility is the ability of the soil to provide nutrients in proper
quantities and in a balanced way for the growth of plants. A fertile soil
should have the correct proportion of plants nutrients and optimum pH
Soil productivity is the capacity
of the soil, in its normal environment to support plant growth
Soil fertile greatly affects soil
productivity. A fertile soil always leads to high soil productivity
However, soil productivity is affected or
influenced y other factors other than the soil fertility. For example, presence
of weeds in the farms may lower the level of productivity of the soil, even
when the soil fertile. Other factors like farming methods used may also lower
the productivity of the soil.