Save Soil!
95 % of our food grows in the soil, which is supplied with nutrients, water-holding capillaries and air via microorganisms.
Industrial agriculture, deforestation or pollution kill microorganisms, 52% of all agricultural land worldwide is degraded. Soil that is effectively dead lacks minerals and trace elements, so that fruit, vegetables and cereals now lack more than 50% of their ingredients.
are depleted of more than 50% of their nutrients, affecting poor and rich countries alike.
In 50 to 60 years, the soils are threatened with disappearance, global inflation, hunger crises and migration of unknown proportions are companions. The Save Soil! initiative advocates for saving soil worldwide.
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