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Healthy Soils for Healthy Cities

On this UN #WorldSoilDay 2025, themed “Healthy Soils for Healthy Cities”, we’re reminded that the health of rural soils shapes the quality of urban life.

In his opinion piece, “What do rural soils have to do with life in the city? Everything,”… pic.twitter.com/DeTh7CsCzj
— ICRISAT (@ICRISAT) December 5, 2025

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