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Soil Temperature: An Underestimated Driver of Agricultural Productivity and Economic Return
When conversations turn to agriculture, the focus often gravitates toward rainfall, soil fertility, or fertilizer inputs. Yet, a silent regulator of crop productivity lies beneath the surface: soil temperature. Beyond its role in plant physiology, soil temperature...
Beyond Yield: Refining the Focus of Modern Agriculture
For decades, agriculture was judged by one single metric: yield. How much could you grow? How many tonnes per hectare can you obtain? Farmers, researchers, and governments focused on pushing that number higher and higher. This relentless focus on production worked...
Empathy versus apathy: our perception of (micro)plastics in different environments
Close your eyes and think about plastic pollution for a moment. What environments come to mind? What animals affected do you visualise? I would guess that most of us probably think of polluted oceans. Images of beaches with plastic bottles and bags, fish and...
Global Push for Soil Security: Motion 007 presented at IUCN Congress 2025
The missing piece in global stewardship. When the global conservation community gathers in Abu Dhabi for the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) World Conservation Congress from October 9 to 15, 2025, one motion will stand out as both overdue and...
When Soil Became Bread – The Korean War, Geophagy, and Soil Security
“Man shall not live on bread alone.” But what happens when even bread disappears? In June 1950, the Korean War tore through the land. Cities fell silent under bombardment. Villages emptied as families fled into the mountains, leaving behind homes, fields, and food....
From Aerial Photography to Satellites: How Tech Is Securing Our Soil
A Vision. As Vikram Sarabhai, founder of India’s Space Agency, once said: “There are some who question the relevance of space activities in a developing nation. To us, there is no ambiguity of purpose. We do not have the fantasy of competing with the economically...
