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to 700%, and microorganisms from
30 to 70%. For more information
about how organic agriculture
supports healthy soils, see briefing
by IFOAM Organics International,
‘Organic agriculture and healthy
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Agriculture & Healthy Soils | IFOAM
(pdf accessed Jan 2023)
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organic farming on soil life’, Agronomy
for Sustainable Development, 2015,
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