In the United States and throughout the world much of the world’s inventory of arable topsoil has been lost due to erosion, overuse of inorganic nitrogen fertilizers, and other farming practices that leave the soil depleted. The depletion of soil nutrients and soil microorganisms contributes to soil erosion and the loss of arable topsoil. The Earth is losing arable topsoil at a rate of 75 to 100 GT. per year. If soil loss continues at present rates, it is estimated that there is only another 48 years of topsoil left.
In the United States soil is eroding at a rate that is ten times faster than the rate at which it is being replenished. The rate of soil erosion is much faster in other parts of the world such as Africa, India and China where erosion rates are 30 to 40 times faster than the rate of replenishment. In areas of Africa the combination of soil depletion and soil erosion has lead to the prediction of plummeting crop yields.
Food grown in nutrient deficient soil lacks the nutrients needed to keep people healthy. Studies reveal that the nutritional values in food have declined significantly over the past 70 years. The declines in the nutritional values in food have been attributed to mineral depletion of the soil, loss of soil microorganisms along with changes in plant varieties.
Without adequate nutrition from food, we become susceptible to disease. Simply stated a lack of nutrients leads to malnutrition … malnutrition leads to disease. Wellness stems from eating nutrient rich, flavorful food. A critical need exists to provide assurance of the nutritional values in the food we eat.
The Nutrition Security Institute aims to reverse this tragedy, replenish the nutritional values in topsoil and increase the nutritional values of harvested food. NSI will work to ensure that the nutritional quality of harvested food is adequate to sustain human health. NSI programs will restore the critical minerals and organic material in depleted soils and encourage the production of nutrient dense food.
We will work to facilitate the transfer of new organic soil science technology to halt the loss of topsoil, restore soil health and the soil’s ability to produce nutrient dense food. NSI will foster advanced technology, sustainable, organic farming systems to maintain needed nutrients and the biological life in soils to produce nourishing food with high nutrient levels.
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