European partners to the Global Soil Partnership, an initiative of the FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations), met at the Global Soil Week 2013 in Berlin and decided to establish a European Regional Soil Partnership. Together with…
25 October -15 November 2013 Open: Mon-Fri, 8:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m. Location: Heinrich Böll Foundation, Schumannstr. 8 , 10117 Berlin free entrance If the soil could speak, it would recount the history of 1 Million landless Indians who are…
Let’s talk about soil in Saarbrücken! Anlässlich der internationalen Global Soil Week in Berlin veranstaltete das Netzwerk Entwicklungspolitik im Saarland e.V. (NES) am 26. Oktober 2013 den lokalen Aktionstag “Bodenlose Zukunft?”. Neben Mitmach-Veranstaltungen organisierte das NES gemeinsam mit zahlreichen Partnern…
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by Fred Pearce With the start of Global Soil Week on 27 October, The World Bank’s Maurizio Guadagni has plenty to share about the importance of healthy soils to improve our agricultural systems. He is connected to the initiative Bridging Agriculture and…
by Jeff Smith In the harsh climate of northwestern Uzbekistan, farmers are cultivating wild licorice on land that is salt-ridden near drainage canals. The tops of the shrubs, established either from roots or seed, are cut for livestock fodder and,…
31 October 2013