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.

  • The_v@lemmy.worldEnglish
    51·
    2 days ago

    has not been peer reviewed.

    Then I read their methods … It should not pass peer review. Their variable control is shit.

    • frazorth@feddit.ukEnglish
      63·
      2 days ago

      However all they appear to advocate for, are the things that historically we have done, and are mentioned in the article.

      Veganic Farming? Its just Vegans trying to hijack a normal process of crop rotation and cover cropping so they can make some snide remark that apparently it is animal feed that’s the problem.

      • Sunshine (she/her)@lemmy.caEnglish
        1·
        1 day ago

        Veganic farming has been around since 1996.

        That is very dismissive as veganic farming avoids the problems of pollution from fossil fuels, manure, chemicals, over enrichment and crop contamination.