“Conventional farming is intended to feed the world, but the reality is it’s killing our soils and the planet. Since farmers began tilling in the U.S., 57.6 billion tons of topsoil have eroded. Globally, more than 70% of our topsoil is gone”
“United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) estimate if soil degradation continues at those rates, we will have less than 60 harvests left before our global food system falters or collapses”
" The levels of carbon dioxide in our atmosphere are the highest they’ve been in over 4 million years, yet at the same time, there’s not nearly enough carbon in our soil. According to the FAO, we’ve lost 250 billion tons of carbon dioxide equivalent from farmland soils into the atmosphere. If that carbon was back in the soil, it could be contributing to healthier soils, more resilient farmlands and more nutrient-dense and drought-resistant crops
While the picture painted above may seem dire, there’s an untapped opportunity to turn these bleak predictions around — and it’s right beneath our feet.
We’ve painted carbon as the enemy, but in the soil, it can be a resource more valuable than gold, offering both economic and environmental gains. We can change the course on climate destruction, revolutionize agriculture and tap into a $200 billion economic opportunity, but it requires the prioritization of soil health and the tools to measure it."
føler det kan komme spennende nyheter når som helst. Alle i ledergruppen er vel begynt å jobbe (de siste 3 fra og med 1 juli). Eneste som mangler er CFO, hun begynner vel nå etter sommeren.