Between 2016 and 2025, Latin America is projected to be the world region with the largest increase in agro-export cultivation area (24%) —driven by soybean cropping (29% of the total), mainly in Brazil and Argentina (OECD/FAO, 2016). Corporate Database for Substantive Statistical Data (FA0SFATI (online) http://www.fao.org/ faostat/en/*home. The desertification of agricultural land erodes the foundations of the economy, representing a loss of resources that undermines production and generates poverty.