The pedosphere, aka soil, is an essential component of our ecosystem and plays a pivotal role in sustaining life. Students in your class will dig learning about the different soil types, their significance, and the factors that influence them.
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In June, agroecologist and South Dakota farmer Jonathan Lundgren had five minutes with President Donald Trump. “This is the answer that American farmers have been looking for,” he said, urging the president to sign an executive order advancing regenerative agriculture. Lundgren’s trip to the White House was an apparent success, as President Trump did then sign an executive order instructing federal agencies to expand research and support for regenerative agriculture.
Soil decline is not an unavoidable outcome of agriculture — under specific conditions, human land use has increased fertility and kept it in place for centuries.
Experts say the program could be beneficial, but it doesn’t represent a new investment in better farming, and staff cuts could hamper its impacts.
Farming in a way that improves soil health could lead to better food and might even slow climate change—especially if it can be done at scale. But the meaning of “regenerative” is up for debate.
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In the US, Vermont also recently banned paraquat, with lawmakers there citing risks that include an association between paraquat and Parkinson’s disease shown in years of scientific research. And California regulators announced paraquat makers voluntarily agreed to stop selling the chemical after the state identified health concerns in new research. Several federal lawmakers have pushed for a nationwide ban.
In this episode of The Battle for African Agriculture Podcast, Dr. Million Belay speaks with the President of Slow Food International about the journey that took him from a farming family in Uganda to the leadership of a global movement active across more than 160 countries.
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