2. Soil as a water resource

Soil is the best medium to store water for humans and plants. Rainfall that reaches the soil surface either infiltrates or flows away as runoff. Infiltrated water remains in the rootable depth of the soil as green water or percolates as blue water to the groundwater. Green water is lost in evaporation or is taken up by plants as transpiration. Land degradation affects these terms of the field water balance and causes a decrease in rainwater use efficiency. We invite papers and posters that show successful mitigation strategies or practices that makes rainfall more profitable and hence contribute to improved food security