Soil

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Across
  1. 3. Soils help to combat and adapt to _______ change.
  2. 5. _______ have been converted into croplands
  3. 9. Climate change represents a serious threat to global food ________.
  4. 11. Inhibiting the soil's capacity to accept, retain, and transmit water reduces its ___________.
  5. 13. The great challenge for the future will be increasing food production with less _____
  6. 14. Soil ________ content is the amount of water stored in the soil.
  7. 16. Water is the "_________' of agriculture
Down
  1. 1. Improved soil moisture management is critical for ___________ food production.
  2. 2. _______ soils can store large amounts of water.
  3. 4. Soils improve food security and our resilience to floods and ________.
  4. 6. Organic soil can ______ about 20 times its weight in water.
  5. 7. If soils are poorly managed or ____________ through unsustainable agricultural practices, soil carbon will be released into the atmosphere.
  6. 8. Storing water in our soil is crucial for maintaining ____ production
  7. 10. Peatlands have been converted into _______ lands.
  8. 12. ___________ gas emissions from agriculture, forestry, and fisheries have nearly doubled over the past 50 years.
  9. 15. Healthy soils provide the largest stores of terrestrial ______.