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Roots Up Solutions is a research and network hub that focuses on the creation and implementation of low tech and low cost systems with the goal of empowering and helping smallholder farming communities to become self-sustainable.
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The causes of climate warming, Deforestation, harmful agricultural practices are consequences of soil erosion, crop failure, food insecurity, and harmful agricultural practices.
Each year, an estimated 24 billion tonnes of fertile soil is lost due to erosion.
The causes of the drop in soil fertility and poor irrigation are the consequences of the larger use of chemical fertilizers driving a declination in profit and sometimes increase farmers' debt.
Between 2000 and 2010, the loss of agricultural value is about $7 billion (World Bank)
The factors of climatic hazards, land degradation, monocropping, lower productivity, lack of information and limited access to basic services.
In 2014, 33 million farmers suffer from chronic hunger in Ethiopia alone (FAO)
Rural exodus, the spread of diseases, the rise of urban poverty and food shortage, are consequences of soil erosion, land grabbing, adverse land tenure, and population pressure.
Every year hundreds of thousands of people leave their farms (Reuters Foundation)
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recurring droughts
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low agricultural productivity
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food insecurity
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farmland scarcity
A VISION OF AN ALTERNATE WORLD
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The foundation of our major permaculture institute based on research and experimentation in low-tech and low-cost methods. our goal is to provide continuous training by reproducing these models in water tech, sanitation, bio-diversity, reforestation, and eco-building.
Building mini institutes around the globe in collaboration with universities and other organizations that fight soil erosion, food insecurity and are looking to support smallholder farmers in becoming self-sufficient. The ambassadors of roots up solutions and the minds behind these trainings will provide continuous support along the way. the institutes will be Equipped with the right tools and knowledge to help the local community that will greatly benefit from the project and will ultimately be involved in further training of other people.
innovations by rootsupsolutions
the self-watering greenhouse
mini-institute models
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