Soil health is not only at the foundation of our food systems and critical for the achievement of the SDGs, but soils function as major carbon reservoirs and water regulators, which makes them one of the most valuable resources to address climate change.
Recognizing the urgency for action and change, private sector representatives of the agri-food chain are committed to raising awareness about the central role of soils and elevating the global recognition of soil health among state and non-state actors to build increasing momentum and improve global adoption rates of better soil management. With the Call to Action (see attachment), they fully support the Coalition of Action 4 Soil Health (CA4SH), which has been initiated by the Action Track 3 Soil Hub and seeks to galvanize and further enhance the specific food systems outcome-related activities and goals that are envisioned by the Coalition of Action 4 Soil Health and other existing soil health initiatives. The companies commit to defining a set of financial mechanisms and investment solutions, proposing and implementing actionable roadmaps and concrete tools that empower farmers, and advancing public-private soil-health stewardship programs, technology, and data measurements.
Private sector
Boost Nature-Based Solutions of Production
Global
Yvonne Harz-Pitre, International Fertilizer Association
yharzpitre@fertilizer.org
soil health, climate change, coalition
Commitments to action Food Producers’ Declaration for the UN Food Systems Summit International Pole and Line Foundation (IPNLF); Intercontinental Network of Organic Farmers Organisations (INOFO);
Commitments to action Bega Valley Circular Economy initiative Bega Valley Circular Economy Co-operative Limited, Bega Cheese Limited, NSW Government, Rabobank Australia, KMPG, Charles Sturt University,
Commitments to action The Cool Move Rabobank, FAO Cold storage is virtually non-existent in smallholder value chains in Sub-Saharan Africa. This lack of storage facilities
Commitments to action Biodiversity Monitor Rabobank, RoyalFrieslandCampina, World Wide Fund, Duurzame Zuivelketens, Versnellingsagenda Melkveehouderij We would like to stress that a supply-chain-based approach is essential.
Commitments to action Rabo Carbon Bank Rabobank, Column P The Carbon Bank will enable transitioning to regenerative carbon farming, and the societal position and earning
Commitments to action Pathways to Dairy Net Zero Global Dairy Platform, FAO, International Dairy Federation, Sustainable Agriculture Initiative Platform, International Livestock Research Institute, Dairy Sustainability
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