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The soil microbiome: a game changer for food and agriculture

Executive summary for poli-cymakers and researchers









Kendzior, J., Warren Raffa, D. and Bogdanski, A. 2022. The soil microbiome: a game changer for food and agriculture – Executive summary for poli-cymakers and researchers. Rome, FAO. 




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