<div dir="ltr"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div class="gmail_attr">Se adjunta información del evento: Innovations in Soil and Plant Nutrient Management</div><div class="gmail_attr"> <br></div><div class="msg-3785979344401903473"><div lang="ES-AR" link="blue" vlink="#954F72" style="word-wrap:break-word"><div class="m_7348463653563205762WordSection1"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100.0%;background:#0d6cac"><tbody><tr><td style="padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm"><div align="center"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="600" style="width:450.0pt"><tbody><tr><td style="padding:15.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100.0%"><tbody><tr><td width="300" valign="top" style="width:225.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm"><div align="center"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100.0%"><tbody><tr><td style="padding:0cm 0cm 15.0pt 0cm"><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://newsletters.fao.org/c/12dylxAyDOeXRBOuKpUnqJ" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="300" height="58" style="width:3.125in;height:.6041in" id="m_7348463653563205762Picture_x0020_17" src="cid:183d69366294cff311" alt="http://newsletters.fao.org/files/amf_fao/workspace_115/img/faologo_en.png"></span></a><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#545454"><u></u><u></u></span></p></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td><td width="300" style="width:225.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm"><div align="center"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100.0%"><tbody><tr><td style="padding:0cm 0cm 3.75pt 0cm"><h2 align="right" style="text-align:right"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:white">Global Soil Partnership (GSP)<u></u><u></u></span></h2></td></tr><tr><td style="padding:0cm 0cm 3.75pt 0cm"></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#545454"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100.0%;background:white"><tbody><tr><td style="padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm"><div align="center"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="600" style="width:450.0pt"><tbody><tr><td style="padding:0cm 0cm 15.0pt 0cm"><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.fao.org/global-soil-partnership/resources/highlights/detail/en/c/1608617/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="622" height="402" style="width:6.4791in;height:4.1875in" id="m_7348463653563205762Picture_x0020_16" src="cid:183d693662a5b16b22" alt="http://newsletters.fao.org/i/amf_fao/project_188/Image20221012185027.png?size=600x0&w=BorQ3KjUSix2A5hMKwaF6I3BW8C8"></span></a><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#545454"><u></u><u></u></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="padding:0cm 0cm 7.5pt 0cm"><h2 align="center" style="text-align:center"><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:darkslategray">20 October 2022 | 09:00 - 17:00 CEST | online (zoom) <u></u><u></u></span></strong></h2><h2 align="center" style="text-align:center"><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:darkslategray">“Innovations in Soil and Plant Nutrient Management”</span></strong><u></u><u></u></h2></td></tr><tr><td style="padding:0cm 0cm 7.5pt 0cm"><h3 align="center" style="text-align:center"><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:saddlebrown">Join a one-day event built on the discussions and outcomes of the GLOBAL SYMPOSIUM ON SOILS FOR NUTRITION</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></h3></td></tr><tr><td style="padding:0cm 0cm 7.5pt 0cm"><p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;background:white">The <strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">soil fertility status is the fundamental building block</span></strong> on which all agricultural production systems are built. A healthy soil - capable of providing balanced nutrients to plants - is the basis for improving productivity. But soil fertility status is declining. <u></u><u></u></span></p><p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;background:white"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;background:white">On <strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">20 October from 09:00 to 17:00 CEST</span></strong>, <strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">FAO </span></strong>and its <strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Global Soil Partnership</span></strong> are pleased to invite you to a one-day event that will focus on the innovations in soil and plant nutrient management contributing to optimizing resource use, improving the nutritional value of food and maximizing crop productivity while minimizing negative impacts on the natural resources.</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#545454"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100.0%;background:white"><tbody><tr><td style="padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm"><div align="center"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="600" style="width:450.0pt"><tbody><tr><td style="padding:0cm 0cm 15.0pt 0cm"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td style="background:#0d6cac;padding:7.5pt 22.5pt 7.5pt 22.5pt"><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:white"><a href="https://www.airmeet.com/e/492e7530-1e03-11ed-91e6-97f7b110517b" target="_blank"><span style="color:white">REGISTER HERE</span></a> </span></b><b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#545454"><u></u><u></u></span></b></p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#545454"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100.0%;background:white"><tbody><tr><td style="padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm"><div align="center"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="600" style="width:450.0pt"><tbody><tr><td style="padding:0cm 0cm 7.5pt 0cm"><h1><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:saddlebrown">AGENDA</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></h1></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#545454"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100.0%;background:white"><tbody><tr><td style="padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm"><div align="center"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="600" style="width:450.0pt"><tbody><tr><td width="170" valign="top" style="width:127.5pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm"><div align="center"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100.0%"><tbody><tr><td style="padding:0cm 0cm 15.0pt 0cm"><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><a href="https://www.fao.org/fileadmin/user_upload/GSP/Science_forum/SIF_Flyer_GSP_003.pdf" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="170" height="242" style="width:1.7708in;height:2.5208in" id="m_7348463653563205762Picture_x0020_15" src="cid:183d693662a692e333" alt="http://newsletters.fao.org/i/amf_fao/project_188/AGENDA.png?size=170x0&w=B3_jLfDlLff_rrLtnAtD_v8sXmPA"></span></a><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#545454"><u></u><u></u></span></p></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td><td width="430" valign="top" style="width:322.5pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm"><div align="center"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100.0%"><tbody><tr><td style="padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 15.0pt"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100.0%"><tbody><tr><td style="padding:0cm 0cm 15.0pt 0cm"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100.0%"><tbody><tr><td style="padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm"><p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;background:white">The one-day event will open with a <strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">high-level ministerial session</span></strong> and be followed by three technical sessions:</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif"><br> <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:22.5pt"><u></u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#545454"><span>·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">         </span></span></span><u></u><strong><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#545454">SESSION 1</span></strong><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#545454">: Setting the scene on the status and challenges of soil and plant nutrient management<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:22.5pt"><u></u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#545454"><span>·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">         </span></span></span><u></u><strong><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#545454;background:white">SESSION 2</span></strong><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#545454;background:white">: Innovation on fertilizers </span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#545454"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:22.5pt"><u></u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#545454"><span>·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">         </span></span></span><u></u><strong><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#545454;background:white">SESSION 3</span></strong><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#545454;background:white">: Innovative solutions to address nutrient imbalances</span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#545454"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#0b141b">  <u></u><u></u></span></p><p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;background:white">Each of the technical sessions will feature keynote presentations and will be followed by a panel discussion with<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif"> questions and answers</span></strong>.</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#545454"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100.0%;background:white"><tbody><tr><td style="padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm"><div align="center"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="600" style="width:450.0pt"><tbody><tr><td style="padding:0cm 0cm 15.0pt 0cm"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td style="background:#0d6cac;padding:7.5pt 22.5pt 7.5pt 22.5pt"><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#545454">D</span><span style="color:black"><a href="https://www.fao.org/fileadmin/user_upload/GSP/Science_forum/SIF_Flyer_GSP_003.pdf" target="_blank"><b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:white">DOWNLOAD THE AGENDA </span></b></a></span><b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#545454"> <u></u><u></u></span></b></p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#545454"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100.0%;background:white"><tbody><tr><td style="padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm"><div align="center"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="600" style="width:450.0pt"><tbody><tr><td style="padding:0cm 0cm 7.5pt 0cm"><h1><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:saddlebrown">LOGISTICS</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></h1></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#545454"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100.0%;background:white"><tbody><tr><td style="padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm"><div align="center"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="600" style="width:450.0pt"><tbody><tr><td style="padding:0cm 0cm 15.0pt 0cm"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100.0%"><tbody><tr><td style="padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm"><p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">In-presence registration is now closed but you can freely participate in the event by remote connection. Simply <strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">register </span></strong></span><a href="https://www.airmeet.com/e/492e7530-1e03-11ed-91e6-97f7b110517b" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">here</span></a><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">, <strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">mark </span></strong>your agenda and<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif"> join us at 9.00 a.m. CEST on 20 October</span></strong>. Please note that this registration allows you to attend all plenary sessions and/or side events of the </span><a href="https://www.fao.org/science-technology-and-innovation/science-innovation-forum/en" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">FAO Science and Innovation Forum 2022</span></a><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">. The Forum will focus on highlighting the centrality of science, technology and innovation for agrifood systems transformation. The event will encourage a diversity of perspectives based on science, thereby facilitating rationalization and inclusiveness of debate.<u></u><u></u></span></p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#545454"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100.0%;background:white"><tbody><tr><td style="padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm"><div align="center"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="600" style="width:450.0pt"><tbody><tr><td style="padding:0cm 0cm 7.5pt 0cm"><h1><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:saddlebrown">BACKGROUND</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></h1></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#545454"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100.0%;background:white"><tbody><tr><td style="padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm"><div align="center"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="600" style="width:450.0pt"><tbody><tr><td style="padding:0cm 0cm 15.0pt 0cm"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100.0%"><tbody><tr><td style="padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm"><p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">With a global population that is projected to increase to <strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">9.7 billion by 2050</span></strong>, compounded by competition for land and water resources and the impact of climate change, our current and future <strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">food security depends on our ability to increase yields and food quality by improving soil fertility and plant nutrient uptake</span></strong>.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif"><br>Each year, an estimated <strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">24 billion tonnes of fertile soil are lost due to erosion</span></strong>. In addition, the most fertile soils worldwide have been degraded over decades of intensive production due to unsustainable practices that have led to nutrient mining and rapid mineralization of soil organic carbon. Along with other soil degradation processes, the Voluntary Guidelines for Sustainable Soil Management (FAO, 2017) identified <strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">nutrient imbalance as a significant obstacle on the road to food security</span></strong> as it directly affects food production, quality and nutritional value, and safety.<br><br>In addition, the mounting<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif"> global fertilizer misallocation</span></strong> and <strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">their price increase</span></strong> recently are threatening food security. Vulnerable countries especially in Africa, Latin America, and Asia, grapple with<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif"> fertilizer prices that have soared by 300 percent now </span></strong>and where smallholder farmers lack access to inorganic and organic fertilizers. Growing uncertainties and high fertilizer prices already impact food production prospects and farmers’ livelihoods in many countries.<br><br><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">The answer to the crisis is not simply to ease the production of more fertilizers</span></strong>, but additional efforts are needed to consolidate and promote alternative fertilizer sources including manures and bio-fertilizers, and the pursuit of <strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">new sources and technologies for cheaper, cleaner, and more effective soil nutrition</span></strong>. A holistic and integrated approach to soil and plant nutrient management is needed to ensure sustainable use and management of soil and water resources and <strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">improve plant nutrient use and nutrient use efficiency</span></strong>.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif"><br>The <strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Global Symposium on Soils for Nutrition</span></strong> (GSOIL4N) held a few months back summarized <strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">the latest research findings and discussions about integrated plant and soil fertility management</span></strong>. This special event will build on the outcomes of the Global Symposium and discuss viable technical solutions that will address national priorities and concerns identified during the ministerial segment at the beginning of the day.<u></u><u></u></span></p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#545454"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100.0%;background:white"><tbody><tr><td style="padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm"><div align="center"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="600" style="width:450.0pt"><tbody><tr><td style="padding:0cm 0cm 7.5pt 0cm"><h1><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:saddlebrown">More on the Global Symposium on Soils for Nutrition (GSOIL4N)</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></h1></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#545454"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100.0%;background:white"><tbody><tr><td style="padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm"><div align="center"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="600" style="width:450.0pt"><tbody><tr><td style="padding:0cm 0cm 15.0pt 0cm"><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.fao.org/events/detail/symposium-soils-for-nutrition/en" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="600" height="131" style="width:6.25in;height:1.3645in" id="m_7348463653563205762Picture_x0020_14" src="cid:183d693662a772f6c4" alt="http://newsletters.fao.org/i/amf_fao/project_188/gsoil4n.jpg?size=600x0&w=BBYZyKAf6J0FGLkMvDTw15R0ca7A"></span></a><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#545454"><u></u><u></u></span></p></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#545454"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100.0%;background:white"><tbody><tr><td style="padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm"><div align="center"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="600" style="width:450.0pt"><tbody><tr><td style="padding:0cm 0cm 7.5pt 0cm"><p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Over 4 busy days in July 2022, <strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">5 000 participants</span></strong> from 180 countries gathered to discuss the science and policy together to review the status and challenges of soil fertility in relation with crop, animal and human nutrition. <strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Twenty-eight renowned speakers</span></strong> addressed how policy and scientific evidence can be translated into concrete actions to reduce soil fertility loss towards nutrition and food security and the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals. All this was achieved through <strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">8 hours of plenary sessions and 20 hours of presentations/interactive discussions</span></strong> held in five parallel sessions. Finally, articles in the international press reached 20 million people around the world.<u></u><u></u></span></p></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#545454"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100.0%;background:white"><tbody><tr><td style="padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm"><div align="center"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="600" style="width:450.0pt"><tbody><tr><td style="padding:0cm 0cm 15.0pt 0cm"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td style="background:#0d6cac;padding:7.5pt 22.5pt 7.5pt 22.5pt"><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="color:black"><a href="https://www.fao.org/events/detail/symposium-soils-for-nutrition/en" target="_blank"><b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:white">SYMPOSIUM'S WEBSITE</span></b></a></span><b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#545454"> <u></u><u></u></span></b></p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#545454"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100.0%;background:white"><tbody><tr><td style="padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm"><div align="center"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="600" style="width:450.0pt"><tbody><tr><td style="padding:0cm 0cm 7.5pt 0cm"><h1><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:saddlebrown">Soils for nutrition: state of the art </span></strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></h1></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#545454"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100.0%;background:white"><tbody><tr><td style="padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm"><div align="center"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="600" style="width:450.0pt"><tbody><tr><td width="170" valign="top" style="width:127.5pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm"><div align="center"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100.0%"><tbody><tr><td style="padding:0cm 0cm 15.0pt 0cm"><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><a href="https://doi.org/10.4060/cc0900en" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="170" height="240" style="width:1.7708in;height:2.5in" id="m_7348463653563205762Picture_x0020_13" src="cid:183d693662a8546ed5" alt="http://newsletters.fao.org/i/amf_fao/project_188/Screenshot_2022-10-12_193323.jpg?size=170x0&w=BguYTyoO0_mr3awR_dcZkY95XD40"></span></a><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#545454"><u></u><u></u></span></p></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td><td width="430" valign="top" style="width:322.5pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm"><div align="center"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100.0%"><tbody><tr><td style="padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 15.0pt"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100.0%"><tbody><tr><td style="padding:0cm 0cm 15.0pt 0cm"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100.0%"><tbody><tr><td style="padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm"><p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Launched on the first day of the <strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Global Symposium on Soils for Nutrition</span></strong>, this publication reviews the role of soil fertility in producing sufficient, safe, and more nourishing food for healthier plants, animals, and people.<br><br>It shows the way forward to solving the nutrient imbalance that is prevalent in our soils and affecting agri-food systems around the world.<u></u><u></u></span></p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td style="padding:0cm 0cm 15.0pt 0cm"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td style="background:#0d6cac;padding:7.5pt 22.5pt 7.5pt 22.5pt"><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="color:black"><a href="https://doi.org/10.4060/cc0900en" target="_blank"><b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:white">READ THE BOOK</span></b></a></span><b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#545454"> <u></u><u></u></span></b></p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#545454"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100.0%;background:white"><tbody><tr><td style="padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm"><div align="center"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="600" style="width:450.0pt"><tbody><tr><td style="padding:0cm 0cm 7.5pt 0cm"><h2 style="text-align:justify"><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:saddlebrown">... And mark your calendar for December 5 - World Soil Day - which will be celebrated under the theme #Soils4Nutrition!</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></h2></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#545454"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100.0%;background:white"><tbody><tr><td style="padding:0cm 0cm 7.5pt 0cm"><div align="center"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="600" style="width:450.0pt"><tbody><tr><td width="300" valign="top" style="width:225.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm"><div align="center"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100.0%"><tbody><tr><td style="padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style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