Restoring Haiti Through Soil Amdenments
Healthy soil in Haiti is the foundation of food security, economic stability, and national resilience that can create a self-sustaining agricultural future connected to global markets.
Healthy soil in Haiti is the foundation of food security, economic stability, and national resilience that can create a self-sustaining agricultural future connected to global markets.
The Utah Legislature has enacted several important soil-related laws to support sustainable agriculture and long-term environmental health across the state.
Soil Health Program (HB 296, 2021)
Established the Utah Soil Health Program to promote voluntary soil health practices. The program provides:
Grants and loans
Technical assistance
Research and education support
This legislation also created the Soil Health Advisory Committee to guide program implementation statewide.
Sunset Extension (HB 66, 2026)
Extended the repeal date of the Utah Soil Health Program from 2026 to July 1, 2036, ensuring continued support for healthy soil practices and long-term stability for farmers and land managers.
Composting Clarification (HB 346, 2025)
Allows farms to compost their own animal waste without being classified as commercial composting facilities, helping farmers manage animal mortality and improve on-farm nutrient cycling.
Impact
Together, these laws strengthen Utah’s commitment to soil health through incentives, research, and management support—recognizing healthy soil as essential to agriculture, water quality, and ecosystem resilience.
Soil health worldwide is under severe threat. Intensive farming, pollution, and climate change have already degraded large portions of the planet’s soils, putting food security, biodiversity, and climate goals at risk.
Widespread Degradation
Approximately 33% of global soils are already degraded, with soil being lost faster than it can naturally regenerate.
Future Projections
Without urgent action, over 90% of the world’s soils could be degraded by 2050, threatening our ability to feed a growing global population.
Key Affected Regions
Africa, Central and South America, the Middle East, and Southeast Asia face significant vulnerability and research gaps related to soil degradation.
Food Security
Healthy soil supports 95% of global food production. Degraded soil undermines crop yields, nutrition, and rural livelihoods.
Climate Change
Soils store vast amounts of carbon. Healthy soils sequester carbon and reduce warming, while degraded soils release stored carbon into the atmosphere.
Biodiversity
Nearly 60% of all species live in soil, making soil health fundamental to life on Earth.
Major drivers include:
Deforestation
Overgrazing
Intensive tillage
Pollution
Poor water management
Regenerative Agriculture
Practices such as cover cropping, reduced tillage, and improved nutrient management rebuild organic matter and restore soil function.
Technology & Data
Digital tools, monitoring systems, and shared data infrastructure are critical to scaling soil restoration efforts.
Policy & Investment
Growing political momentum supports soil health initiatives, but long-term success requires targeted funding and farmer-centered support.
International Commitments
Global organizations are backing initiatives like the Mission Soil Manifesto, signaling increased international coordination on soil restoration.
Your support helps restore soil, empower farmers, and build food security that reduces dependence and strengthens Haiti’s path to independence.
Hunger is not inevitable—it’s solvable. Your donation today directly supports sustainable initiatives that help Haitian families build stronger, food-secure futures.
“Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the law, happy is he.”
Proverbs 29:18
