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"On a blistering day in June, a lone motorcycle roared into the southern Indian
city of Coimbatore. The rider, a 64-year-old man who goes only by the name
Sadhguru, was greeted by cheering crowds. He had come all the way from London
on a solo journey that spanned three months and 27 countries.
But it was no pleasure trip. Sadhguru’s epic journey was part of an
increasingly desperate mission to save soil.
Soil health around the world has been declining steadily over the last half
century as a result of modern agricultural practices and climate change.
Intensive tilling, the application of chemical fertilizers and pesticides,
prolonged droughts and increased flooding all contribute to the destruction of
organic matter in soil and, with it, soil’s productivity over time. Today,
about a third of the world’s soil is now moderately to highly degraded, with
the United Nations warning that the failure to reverse the resulting decrease
in crop yields could cause 10 percent of the world’s population to go hungry by
2030."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
