{"id":19959,"date":"2022-07-29T11:00:23","date_gmt":"2022-07-29T09:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/resoilfoundation.org\/?p=19959"},"modified":"2022-07-31T14:18:54","modified_gmt":"2022-07-31T12:18:54","slug":"fao-soil-nutrients-food-crisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/resoilfoundation.org\/en\/agricultural-industry\/fao-soil-nutrients-food-crisis\/","title":{"rendered":"FAO: “Soil protection is the first response to the global food crisis”"},"content":{"rendered":"

Soil is responsible for the production of 95 percent of our food, says FAO during the Global Symposium 2022. But land management is often unsustainable. Without a change of direction, 8 percent of the world’s population could still face hunger in 2030<\/h2>\n

by Matteo Cavallito<\/p>\n

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Soil plays “a vital role” in food security<\/strong> and can help end world hunger. “But only if we address soil global threats, including nutrient imbalance.” FAO<\/strong> Director-General, Qu Dongyu<\/strong>, said<\/a> this at the recent Global Symposium on Soils for Nutrition<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The event was dedicated to the issue of soil fertility<\/strong> and the need to ensure more nutritious food production in current troubled scenario. Indeed, besides chronic micronutrient shortages<\/a>, the dangerous growth of famines is also worrysome. As the trend has reversed in recente years.<\/p>\n

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95% of the food we eat wouldn't exist without soils. And more than 90% of the benefits of soils have yet to be discovered. <\/p>\n

Here's how to nurture and harness this bounty \ud83d\udc49 https:\/\/t.co\/hcvEKogOog<\/a>#Soils4Nutrition<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/3uQf6fJG57<\/a><\/p>\n

— FAO in Africa (@FAOAfrica) July 26, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n