Soil

3. Soils help to combat and adapt to _______ change.
5. _______ have been converted into croplands
9. Climate change represents a serious threat to global food ________.
11. Inhibiting the soil's capacity to accept, retain, and transmit water reduces its ___________.
13. The great challenge for the future will be increasing food production with less _____
14. Soil ________ content is the amount of water stored in the soil.
16. Water is the "_________' of agriculture

1. Improved soil moisture management is critical for ___________ food production.
2. _______ soils can store large amounts of water.
4. Soils improve food security and our resilience to floods and ________.
6. Organic soil can ______ about 20 times its weight in water.
7. If soils are poorly managed or ____________ through unsustainable agricultural practices, soil carbon will be released into the atmosphere.
8. Storing water in our soil is crucial for maintaining ____ production
10. Peatlands have been converted into _______ lands.
12. ___________ gas emissions from agriculture, forestry, and fisheries have nearly doubled over the past 50 years.
15. Healthy soils provide the largest stores of terrestrial ______.