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Eliot Jones-Garcia

Eliot Jones-Garcia is a Senior Research Analyst with the Natural Resources and Resilience Unit based in Washington, DC. His research focuses on human-AI interaction, user-centered design, and the ethical and responsible development of AI. Eliot is currently finalizing a PhD on the digitalization of agricultural advisory services at Wageningen University & Research.

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2015 World Soil Day: Celebrating an underappreciated resource

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By Sandra Yin

Think dirt doesn’t matter? Think again.

All life on this planet depends on soil to survive. This is just one of many facts Shahidur Rashid, a senior research fellow at the International Food Policy Institute, shared in a video to celebrate World Soil Day. “If you think love is unconditional giving, soil has been doing it for a very long time,” he said.

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