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Healthy soil is important, but what does it look like?

As part of a series on improving food security, the Earlham Institute spoke to GROW Colombia’s Dr Nasmille Larke-Mejía, who is using metagenomics to find out what makes soil healthy and how this can drive sustainable agriculture. Article and video.

Category
Blog / Article
Date Added
22 March 2022
Tags
Farmers, Everyone, Gardeners, Allotments
Organisation
Earlham Institute

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