Depleted soil leads to reduced yields, forcing farmers to rely on fertilizers that raise food production costs, consumer prices.

Summary

Grocery prices are expected to rise globally as soil degradation, driven by overfarming, deforestation, and climate change, reduces farmland productivity.

The UN estimates 33% of the world’s soils are degraded, with 90% at risk by 2050. Poor soil forces farmers to use costly fertilizers or abandon fields, raising prices for staples like bread, vegetables, and meat.

Experts advocate for sustainable practices like regenerative agriculture, cover cropping, and reduced tillage to restore soil health.

Innovations and government subsidies could mitigate impacts, but immediate action is critical to ensure food security.

  • vikingr@lemmy.worldEnglish
    742·
    2 days ago

    “Here’s how the millennials’ love of vegetables is destroying the planet”

      • vikingr@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        2 days ago

        Yes, it’s a riff on how everything is the millennials’ fault in the news the past decade or so.

    • scarabic@lemmy.worldEnglish
      51·
      2 days ago

      Not everything is class and inter generational warfare. This has been building for centuries. The Sumerians compromised their soil and this eventually erased them.

      • vikingr@lemmy.worldEnglish
        17·
        2 days ago

        “Here’s why feudalism is the remedy for selfish, lazy millennials.”

        This is gonna happen, I guarantee it 😂.

        This damn country.