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Ten years of CSA: 229 t C/ha
229.4 t/ha was the soil carbon stock observed after ten years of CSA practices in cropland, with values higher than business-as-usual management. -
Agroforestry: 312 t C/ha
312.1 t/ha was the mean soil carbon stock under agroforestry, the highest among the land uses assessed in Tula-Jana, Doyogena, Ethiopia. -
CSA cropland: 229 t C/ha
229.4 t/ha was the soil carbon stock in cropland under CSA practices, the second-highest value among the land uses assessed. -
10 billion people will require more food
10 billion people will need to be fed through technologies that enable more food to be produced at a lower cost. -
US$9 billion for agricultural innovation
US$9 billion was allocated to new research aimed at increasing agricultural yields, compared with US$2.5 billion in 2016.