The Food and Agriculture Organization recently released a report on the State of the World’s Biodiversity for Food and Agriculture. Biodiversity for Food and Agriculture refers to plants, animals and micro-organisms that sustain the ecosystem structures and processes to provide food and non-food agricultural products. As the world’s natural resources get stretched to feed increasing populations, it is important to understand the importance of biodiversity to the earth’s ecosystem especially in relation to food production. Biodiversity is important in soil formation and fertility maintenance. The shade from the trees also protects the micro-organisms in the soil such as worms which aerate and improve the soil structure.

Source: The Star March 13, 2019 21:56 UTC