Highlights archive
Due to the ongoing situation following the outbreak of the coronavirus globally and particularly in Italy, the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations is following a precautionary principle that is confirmed by the results of a survey conducted on 26 Feb. Based on this, the Global Symposium on Soil Biodiversity is postponed to 19 - 22 April 2021 at FAO Headquarters in Rome, Italy.
National project partners from the Department of Agricultural Research Services (DARS) hosted the Soils for Nutrition-sensitive Agriculture project team, which included representatives from Department of Land Resources and Conservation (DLRC), FAO Malawi and FAO Rome, for a visit at Chitedze Agriculture Research Station on 23 January 2020. Also visiting were GeoNutrition project team members from Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (LUANAR), University of Nottingham and the British Geological Survey (BGS).
The Global Soil Partnership (GSP) is a globally recognized mechanism established in 2012. It is our mission to position soils in the Global Development Agenda through collective action. Our key objectives are to promote Sustainable Soil Management (SSM) and improve soil governance to guarantee healthy and productive soils, and support the provision of essential ecosystem services towards food security and improved nutrition, climate change adaptation and mitigation, and sustainable development.
ROME (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - As water shortages, high temperatures and rising greenhouse gas emissions threaten food production, countries around the world are looking somewhere new for solutions - the soil.
A heartfelt thanks to all participants of the Greening the future photochallenge !