Catalysing Soil Health to Elim­i­nate Marine Pollution

Groundswell Inter­na­tion­al

Chem­i­cal inten­sive farm­ing in Nepal and India’s key agri­cul­tur­al regions is caus­ing severe soil degra­da­tion and nutri­ent runoff into the Ganges-Brahma­pu­tra-Megh­na riv­er basin, con­tribut­ing to pol­lu­tion and oxy­gen deple­tion in the Bay of Ben­gal. This cycle harms both upstream farm­ing com­mu­ni­ties and frag­ile marine ecosystems.

Groundswell Inter­na­tion­al is work­ing with local part­ners to pro­mote agroe­co­log­i­cal prac­tices that reduce harm­ful chem­i­cal use and improve soil health. Through farmer-led exper­i­men­ta­tion, train­ing, and demon­stra­tion farms, the project sup­ports sus­tain­able, cost-effec­tive farm­ing meth­ods that restore soil fer­til­i­ty and pro­tect water qual­i­ty. Empha­siz­ing farmer-to-farmer learn­ing and com­mu­ni­ty engage­ment, Groundswell aims to cre­ate last­ing ben­e­fits for both agri­cul­tur­al liveli­hoods and coastal marine envi­ron­ments in the region, as well as a sus­tain­able mod­el for the rest of the world’s small-scale farmers.

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