Soil degradation threatens food security as IGAD moves to act
The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) has officially launched the operationalisation of its Soil Health and Fertiliser Hub, bringing together experts, policymakers and development partners in Nairobi to address declining soil fertility and rising food insecurity across the region.
Uttar Pradesh: Bareilly Cantonment becomes India’s first carbon-negative cantonment
Bareilly Cantonment has achieved a landmark milestone by emerging as India’s first Carbon-Negative Cantonment,
Natural symbiosis: How plants and microbes share vital nutrients in fragile ecosystems
Plants and soil microbes both rely on nitrogen to grow, leading to intense competition below ground. In a new study published in Soil Biology and}
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Natural symbiosis: How plants and microbes share vital nutrients in fragile ecosystems
Researchers at The University of Manchester have uncovered how plants and soil microbes divide up nitrogen in alpine ecosystems, helping explain how these communities coexist in nutrient‑limited environments.
Grand Farmers' Training Programme Held at Rythu Vedika, Miryalaguda
Grand Farmers' Training Programme Held at Rythu Vedika, Miryalaguda; Focuses on Soil Health and Balanced Fertilizer Use. प्रविष्टि}
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Kenya hosts soil health summit. | Environmental Sciences | Farmer's Weekly | EBSCO Research
<p>The article focuses on the decline of Africa's food production capacity due to poor soil health, exacerbated by climate change effects. It discussed the experts warn of potential food shortages unless urgent management of soil fertility deficiencies is implemented, as erosion, overgrazing, nitrogen loss, and deforestation have accelerated soil degradation on the continent.</p>
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