Food Systems Transformation Must Be Grounded in Healthy Soil
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13.12.21
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A world without healthy soil is a world in which little grows. Yet, for those who live in the roughly 25 to 40 per cent of the Earth’s surface that is degraded, this is what the future could hold.
Healthy soil stands at the centre of all our pressing global challenges and will be crucial in achieving the aims of the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration, launched in June this year.
Photo Credit: International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)
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