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SPEAKER 1: Soil underpins life.

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97% of our food
comes from soils,

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and soil is essential
to our ecosystems

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and to many of the
clothes we wear,

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our furniture, and even
new genetic discoveries.

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Soil is vital to our future,
but it is a threatened resource.

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If current rates of
degradation continue,

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all of the world's topsoil
could be gone within 60 years

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according to the UNFAO.

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There is an urgent need
to adopt more sustainable

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agricultural practises.

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We invite you to be among
the very first people

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to take part in the
GROW Observatory.

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Our first online course
will introduce you

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to growers in
different countries

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to share, learn, and test best
soil stewardship and growing

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practises.

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Whether you're a new
or experienced grower,

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you can learn to take and make
sense of data on your soil.

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Together, we will
gradually take part

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in more complex experiments in
the coming weeks and months.

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How are these soil issues
affecting your local area

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and your plants?

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What can you do to help
science monitor soil health?

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And how can you improve
the health of your soil?

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You will learn how readily
accessible science can

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help us understand and
improve our soils and growing

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and how, in turn, people like
us can together contribute

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vital data to science to
equipt society to better adapt

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to climate change.

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You will compare different
methods and approaches

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with your own.

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Together with other
growers, you will

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explore how local
action can contribute

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to alleviating some of these
global threats to soils.

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Sign up for the first GROW
Observations and online course

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and join a community
of soil champions.

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