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.

  • Sunshine (she/her)@lemmy.caEnglish
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    5 hours ago

    It’s the intensive farming of animal agriculture straining the land as it is not allowing it to rest.

    • vikingr@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      4 hours ago

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