Why is soil regarded as our most important natural resource?

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Soil is an important natural resource because:

It is essential for growing food crops. Plants obtain minerals, nutrients and water from soil.

It contains many useful minerals such as saltpetre, rock salt, gypsum, bauxite, haematite, etc.

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