{"id":393231,"date":"2020-12-03T16:50:33","date_gmt":"2020-12-03T21:50:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/?p=393231"},"modified":"2020-12-03T16:50:33","modified_gmt":"2020-12-03T21:50:33","slug":"yes-there-is-a-world-soil-day-heres-why-it-matters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/yes-there-is-a-world-soil-day-heres-why-it-matters\/","title":{"rendered":"Yes, There is a World Soil Day – here’s why it matters"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n BATTLE CREEK, Mich.<\/span>, Dec. 3, 2020<\/span> \/PRNewswire\/ —\u00a0As a plant-based food company, Kellogg knows that healthier crops start with healthy soil. Healthy, living soil nurtures the grains we use for our foods, of course, but it’s bigger than that. Healthy soils help keep freshwater clean, protect against drought, restore biodiversity, and even store carbon that would otherwise contribute to greenhouse emissions. Kate Schaffner<\/span>, Kellogg Company Sustainable Agriculture Manager, explains why Kellogg celebrates World Soil Day<\/a> every December 5<\/span> and is advocating for the\u00a0sustainable\u00a0management of soil resources.<\/p>\n

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Kellogg has committed to supporting 1 million farmers and workers, especially women and smallholders, by the end of 2030 as part of our\u00a0Kellogg’s Better Days\u00a0<\/a><\/i>global purpose platform. Kellogg’s Origins\u2122 <\/i>programs, which contribute to Better Days,<\/i> focus on climate, social and financial resiliency \u2013 and soil health is key to all three. <\/p>\n

Since 2015, we have directly invested in over 40 sustainable agriculture projects in sourcing regions for our priority ingredients and have reached more than 433,000 farmers globally. We partner with our suppliers, NGOs, and research institutions to provide farmers with training, technical assistance and cost-share to adopt improved practices and share what we learn to help support soil health across agriculture.<\/p>\n

Here are a few examples of how we’re promoting soil health through implementing cover crops<\/a> and other regenerative agriculture practices. <\/p>\n