Beyond Biome

“We know more about the movement of celestial bodies than about the soil underfoot- Leonardo da Vinci

Plants are talking to us, let's listen to them

33% of the Earth's soils are already degraded and over 90% could become degraded by 2050.

The equivalent of one soccer pitch of soil is eroded every five seconds.

The current high erosion rates throughout the world are of great concern because of the slow rate of topsoil renewal; it takes approximately 500 years for 2.5 cm layer of fertile topsoil to form under agricultural conditions.

Soil erosion can lead up to 50% loss in crop yields.

Loss of biodiversity further disrupts the soil habitat and prevents soil regeneration.

Depleted soils cannot absorb and regulate water flows. Lack of water retention leads to water scarcity, droughts & floods. Half of the world’s population could be living in areas facing water scarcity by as early as 2025.

Worldwide, nearly 80% of the average calories consumption per person comes from crops directly grown in the soil.

The top 30 cm of the world’s soil contains about twice as much carbon as the entire atmosphere. After oceans, soil is the second largest natural carbon sink, surpassing forests and other vegetation in its capacity to capture carbon dioxide from air. These facts remind us how important healthy soils are, not just for our food production but also for our efforts to prevent the worst effects of climate change.

Climate change has a major impact on soil, and changes in land use and soil can either accelerate or slow down climate change. Without healthier soils and sustainable land and soil management, we cannot tackle the climate crisis, produce enough food and adapt to a changing climate.

There are more living individual organisms in a tablespoon of soil than there are people on earth.

Through sustainable soil management we could produce up to 58% more food. Soil preservation is essential for Zero Hunger world.

The Solution

Customized biofertilizer, created specifically for the soil type and plant type you need, with respect to soil conditions and attuning to the growth and development of a plant to its environment

We are translating our knowledge on microbiome functions in order to capitalize on plant nutrition in agroecosystems.

Biofertilizers are living microbes that enhance plant nutrition by either by mobilizing or increasing nutrient availability in soils. Various microbial taxa including beneficial bacteria and fungi are currently used as biofertilizers, as they successfully colonize the rhizosphere, rhizoplane or root interior.

Soil and plant-associated microbes play a key role in ecosystem functioning by carrying out numerous biogeochemical cycles and organic matter degradation and biofertilizers (i.e., microbial-based fertilizers) are considered to be crucial components of sustainable agriculture, with long lasting effects on soil fertility.