Greetings! @rachelschraer, Our Soils across the world are becoming sands at a rapid pace! Supported by 81 nations and many UN agencies, #SaveSoil is a global movement started by @SadhguruJV for increasing organic content of our soils. Please give your valuable support.@cpsavesoil
Soil and vegetation have the potential to absorb and reduce carbon dioxide in the atmosphere to the level it was before the Industrial Era began in 1850. (Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B, 2021) #SaveSoil https://t.co/SCY4HPT4Ng
A nation can accomplish all it could ever want with the effort of its people
Remembering Missile Man of India & former President
BHARAT RATNA DR. APJ ABDUL KALAM(15 October, 1931-27 July, 2015)on his 88th birth anniversary
The inspiration behind millions of dreams #apjabdulkalam
In a single gram of healthy soil one can find 100 million to 1 billion bacteria and 100,000 to 1 million fungi, which support the plant’s growth and health. (UN environment, 2019) #SaveSoil https://t.co/SCY4HPC1Lg
Regenerative agriculture can add 70 billion dollars to the economies of sub-Saharan Africa by 2040. (Africa Regenerative Agriculture Study Group, 2021) #SaveSoil https://t.co/SCY4HPC1Lg
I have followed #SaveSoil since @SadhguruJV launched the initiative. Protecting our soil is one of many pillars where global awareness & action is necessary for the collective 🌏 effort to protect our planet's resources. It would be amazing if @Anele were to give a big supporter.
On this auspicious occasion, I wish the color, bliss and beauty Of this festival Be with you throught the year!
Happy Dussehra
#SaveSoil#HappyDasara#Vijayadashami
63% OF INDIA'S SOILS
are under severe stress with less than 0.5% organic carbon.
(Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Covernment of India)
#SaveSoil@SadhguruJV@cpsavesoil
Since the dawn of agriculture, more CO2 has been released from soil and the clearing of forests for farms than from all the world's industries in the last 250 years. (UN Environment, 2019) #SaveSoil https://t.co/SCY4HPBtVI
It is estimated that Argentina's soil has lost upto half of its organic content in 100 years. (FAO and ITPS, 2015) #SaveSoil https://t.co/SCY4HPT4Ng
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In sub-Saharan Africa more than 180 million people are relying on depleted soil to grow food. (UNEP, 2018) #SaveSoil https://t.co/SCY4HPT4Ng
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About 18% of the organic matter present in UK's cultivable topsoils in 1980 had been lost by 1995. (UK Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology, 2006) #SaveSoil https://t.co/SCY4HPT4Ng @cpsavesoil@SadhguruJV
Preventing topsoil loss in Africa alone can yield economic benefits of 1 trillion USD over 15 years, while inaction will cost double. (ELD Initiative, 2015) #SaveSoil https://t.co/SCY4HPBtVI
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Soil organic matter increases nutrients in our food crops by improving soil quality and increasing soil's capacity to hold water and nutrients. (Nature Education Knowledge, 2012) #SaveSoil https://t.co/SCY4HPT4Ng #SaveSoilBengaluru@cpsavesoil@SadhguruJV
A study in the US found that calcium levels in fresh vegetables dropped 27%, iron levels 37%, vitamin A levels 21%, vitamin C levels 30% from 1975-1997 due to soil depletion. (Scientific American, 2011) #SaveSoil https://t.co/SCY4HPT4Ng @cpsavesoil@SadhguruJV
Soil degradation has reduced food grain yields by 600,000 tonnes a year in North Africa. (FAO and ITPS, 2015) #SaveSoil https://t.co/SCY4HPT4Ng @cpsavesoil@SadhguruJV
Protein levels present in beans dropped by 60% in India in just 20 years due to soil degradation. (Down To Earth, 2017) #SaveSoil https://t.co/SCY4HPT4Ng
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