Subject: It’s Alive! 200 Billion Reasons Why Soil Is Important

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It’s Alive! 200 Billion Reasons Why Soil Is Important

One cup of soil holds more than 200 billion organisms. Our latest blog highlights the important role they play in plant growth.

Institutions such as the Virtual Fertilizer Research Center are discovering ways to “activate” beneficial micro-organisms in soil. These advancements could be the future of fertilizer.

For more information, read our IFDC Perspectives blog and follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Google+, Instagram and Tumblr.

Recently, we asked that you #ShowUsYourDirt to raise awareness of the many soil types around the world. Kenya Feed the Future Innovation Lab and Quest Agriculture Ltd. submitted the winning photo. In the photo, a technician collects soil samples from a vegetable patch to test for pH.
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