FAO's Global Soil Partnership is pleased to invite you to its first webinar: Towards the implementation of the International Code of Conduct for the Sustainable Use and Management of Fertilizers (Fertilizer Code). The Webinar will be held on line on the 19 May 2020 from 2 to 3pm CEST. 
The objectives of the webinar are to:

1. Disseminate the Fertilizer Code and its purpose and objectives.
2. Discuss about the implementation modalities of the Fertilizer Code.
3. Provide an opportunity for different stakeholders to express their views regarding the Fertilizer Code.

*Information on how to access the webinar will be sent shortly to all registered participants.

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Innovation in understanding soils

How a breakthrough in soil analysis could change our food systems for the better

FAO and the Global Soil Partnership has just launched a photo and video contest on Soil Biodiversity

The technical seminar “RECSOIL: Recarbonization of Global Soils” was hosted online through the zoom platform on the 7 April 2020. Mr Eduardo Mansur, Director of the Land and Water Division (CBL), welcomed the 110 participants who joined from FAO HQ and regional offices.

TOWARDS A GLOBAL MAP OF SOIL SALINITY

Salt-affected soils (SAS) are a group of soils with high content of neutral salt and/or sodium ions. The salts hold water and nutrient in soil at high tension, which make these vital components practically unavailable for plants at the rootzone. Consequently, they limit plant growth and development of many salt intolerant crops. SAS are not desirable in agriculturally productive areas. Development of SAS in these areas causes a significant decline in crop productivity, water quality and soil biodiversity. The ripple effect of these impacts threatens the global food security and hinder the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).