The recent climate agreement forged in Glasgow did not mention soils once. It overlooked one of the most promising solutions on offer, according to Vijay Kumar Thallam.
One of the world’s leading proponents of agroecology, Thallam is driving an extraordinary project in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Since 2016 its government has been supporting its six million farmers to transition to a fully natural, chemical-free farming system, known as ‘community-managed natural farming’ (as featured in NI 533, our food justice edition).
