"Soil fertility" refers to how healthy and productive the soil is for plants. It means that the soil contains essential nutrients and minerals that plants need to grow well and produce a good harvest. Full definition
There has been a massive loss of soil fertility accompanied by periodic droughts. (newscientist.com)
These and other techniques help maintain and improve soil fertility and enhance crop yields. (dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com)
Benefits, which improve resilience, include improvements in soil fertility and water - use efficiency, plus disruption of weed, pest, and disease life cycles. (montanaclimate.org)