Guess what? - Global Farming Practices Degrade Soil Health
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Claim: industrial farming practices strip organic matter and microbes from topsoil, reducing water retention, flood protection and carbon storage. Data cited: one acre lost to desert every second and 60 years of agricultural soil left per UN/FAO, with 90% of our food dependent on soil. Proposed remedies are concrete: rebuild soil organic matter, reintroduce microbial life, subsidize farmer transitions and launch a global policy campaign to monitor progress and fund on‑farm trials.
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