05 December 2023

 Thursday 5 November  World Soil Day

This year's theme focuses on soil and water as the foundation for food production, ecosystems, and human well-being.

📌 Rainfed agriculture systems account for 80 percent of croplands, contributing to 60 percent of the global food production

📌 Improved soil and water management improves the land's capacity to withstand extreme climate events such as droughts, floods and sand/dust storms

📌 Healthy soils act as a carbon sink.More amazing soil facts from the Soil Association:

It is estimated that at least a quarter of all earth's species live in the soil

One gram of soil (a quarter of a tablespoon) can harbour up to 10 billion organisms

Only about 1% of the microorganisms found in soil have been identified so far

95% of food production relies on the soil.