![]() ![]() Soil health analytics: Yara’s Analytical Services provide farmers with soil analysis, covering chemical, physical and biological indicators of soil health.Analysis of more than 100 long-term fertilizer trials shows that fertilized land has a higher soil organic matter content than unfertilized land. Research and development: We’ve conducted research on soil health for more than 60 years with a strong focus on long-term trials.Crop nutrition: We provide farmers with fertilizers containing all required macro- and micronutrients, tailored to different crops and conditions. ![]() If nutrients removed from the soil at harvest are not replaced, then soil health will decline and can lead to soil degradation.Īpplying adequate amounts of organic biomass and required nutrients, in the form of organic or mineral fertilizers, boosts crop growth and improves soil organic matter content and soil carbon sequestration. Soil health is vital for robust crops and sustainable agriculture. Yara shares the Farm to Fork ambition of ensuring long-term soil fertility. ![]() This example assumes that mineral fertilizers are produced using the best available technology and relates to major crops (e.g. Reduce their carbon footprint related to mineral fertilization by up to 20 percent.Increase yields and income by 5 to 7 percent.Improve nutrient use efficiency by 20 percent.Farmers can do this by using precision and digital farming tools and by adopting optimal nutrient management practices, applying the right fertilizer at the right time, in the right dose and at the right place.īy using best practices and solutions that exist today, European farmers can already: With our extensive agronomic knowledge and portfolio of solutions, Yara can help farmers increase nutrient use efficiency. The Farm to Fork Strategy therefore has an aspirational goal of reducing nutrient losses by 50 percent by 2030.įarmers can reduce nutrient losses by improving nutrient use efficiency, as these are two sides of the same coin. But excess amounts of nutrients can also be a source of air, soil and water pollution. Next month, EPHA will present its position paper on why Europe needs a health-oriented food system, and what policies this requires.Fertilizers provide crops with the nutrients they need to grow. It also means using the upcoming sustainable food systems law as a game changer for the public good. To make this happen, European leaders should keep steady course and not dilute the Farm to Fork’s ambitions. A food system that strives to fulfil people’s right to health, as well as other human rights, can contribute to people-centred societies that put the public, not private, interest first.A food system focused on the health and welfare of animals will support a transition to sustainable animal farming systems with its many societal co-benefits.A food system guided by the recognition that human flourishing depends on the health of the planet will prioritise tackling the climate and biodiversity emergencies.A food system based on health equity will ensure dignity and well-being for consumers, producers and workers alike.A food system designed around healthy eating is the surest way to achieve food security within planetary boundaries.To secure a prosperous future, Europe needs is a paradigm shift towards a food system that puts the health of people, planet, and animals at its core.Ī health-oriented food system can boast many achievements: But the strategy’s vision for a sustainable food systems transition is needed now more than ever. Today, on its second anniversary, faced with unprecedented turmoil in Europe, the fate of the EU Farm to Fork strategy hangs in the balance. ![]()
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