We name different things as colored gold to show and note on high values of them. Why not we call the soil as brown gold because of many services to human life?
@Morteza, (My Former Classmate and Dear Friend)
- SOIL being considered as Brown Gold because is essential to human welfare.
- Also, the TOBACCO was entitled Brown Gold, since its cultivation provides stable economic base of Virginia.
- The same label is used to COCOA, since it has been the major source for financial independence of Ghanaians communities on small land fields.
- The Brown Gold may be applied to other things……
As you are interested in the importance of soil VALUE, have a look on the attached paper:
"Soil is brown gold in the Emilia-Romagna region, Italy"
By: Malucelli et al. 2014.
Kind Regards,
Raoof
@Morteza, (My Former Classmate and Dear Friend)
- SOIL being considered as Brown Gold because is essential to human welfare.
- Also, the TOBACCO was entitled Brown Gold, since its cultivation provides stable economic base of Virginia.
- The same label is used to COCOA, since it has been the major source for financial independence of Ghanaians communities on small land fields.
- The Brown Gold may be applied to other things……
As you are interested in the importance of soil VALUE, have a look on the attached paper:
"Soil is brown gold in the Emilia-Romagna region, Italy"
By: Malucelli et al. 2014.
Kind Regards,
Raoof
"Some predict that if the trend of soil depletion continues, healthy soil could become one of our most rare and valuable resources". Just as brown gold!
Thanks Raoof for the resource!
https://www.downtoearth.org/blogs/2013-03/environment/soil-more-precious-gold
Soils are one of the world’s most precious commodities and can be named brown gold!.
It is probably safe to say that without soils there would be no support for life on this planet. The fact that the world’s population is forecast to rise to more than 8 billion by 2025, with a huge increase in demand for food highlights the reason why soils need to be preserved.
The link provides 10 tips for conserving this precious commodity:
http://eusoils.jrc.ec.europa.eu/awareness/Documents/ENSA2013/Glover_Soil%E2%80%93most_precious_resource.pdf
http://greenliving.lovetoknow.com/10_Ways_to_Conserve_Soil
Another Research Gate publication about Italy region Emillia Romagna!
Article Soil is brown gold in the Emilia-Romagna region, Italy
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