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Treating Soil as a Precious Resource

January 16, 2024
16:15–17:00 (Europe/Amsterdam time zone)

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Our soils withdraw 70% of freshwater and grow 95% of the food we eat. They are a critical lever to transform how we produce food and tackle the trilemma of food access and affordability, nutrition and health as well as nature and climate. From capital stacks for watersheds linked to farming corridors to skills and capabilities in protecting and restoring soil health, how can breakthrough...
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Speakers

JH
John Harris
Founding Editor
Politico
SH
Svein Tore Holsether
President and Chief Executive Officer
Yara International
AK
Agnes Kalibata
President
Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA)
CM
Cindy H. McCain
Executive Director
United Nations World Food Programme (WFP)
IT
Ibrahim Thiaw
Former Undersecretary-General of the United Nations; Executive Secretary
United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD)

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