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Soil care also cures drought

The Festa del Bio will be held in Rome on 27 May, with the participation of an ISPRA researcher at the Talk "The care of the soil also cures drought".

  • When May 27, 2023 (Europe/Berlin / UTC200)
  • Where Rome, Acquario Romano
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Agriculture is strongly affected by the serious lack of water, especially in some areas and for some crops, such as rice in the traditional areas of the Po Valley. At the same time, it is one of the activities that contribute most to water scarcity, as it absorbs half of the water used in Italy.

Intensive agriculture also contributes to the depletion of organic matter in the soil and therefore to the difficulty of retaining moisture. Organic farming, with its attention to the health of the land, therefore appears to be one of the possible solutions to put in place.

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