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submitted 5 days ago by MicroWave@lemmy.world to c/world@lemmy.world

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.

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[-] FireRetardant@lemmy.world 7 points 5 days ago

So lets keep paving over farmland to build single family homes instead of building real cities.

[-] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 4 points 5 days ago

Real cities aren't profitable enough.

[-] FireRetardant@lemmy.world 2 points 5 days ago

Suburban sprawl isn't really profitable either, our system is flawed to let developers take the profits while the municipality cannot afford to maintain the neighborhood a few years down the line.

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[-] finitebanjo@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago

Not many people have mentioned this so I guess I'll bring it up:

The two major factors negatively impacting sustainability of agriculture are

  • Ammonia (NH3) is mined as a way to enrich agriculture with Protein, more specifically the ammonia bonds with nitrogen allowing plant development, but it's not exactly infinite. Synthetic Ammonia can be produced but is extremely emission heavy as it is often a petrochemical byproduct with the vast majority of Hydrogen (H) is produced from fossil fuels refining.

  • Modern Invasive Pests/Disease are commonly spread across continents. Lack of plant biodiversity leads to viral outbreaks called "blights" which can lower or even wipe out entire regions of crops. Invasive species most notably insects can plague regions for years without any natural predators. Globalization and Industrialization have created these hurdles, but the yield of such practices are absolutely necessary to feed the current human population.

There are no solutions except reducing the human population. Which isn't going to happen, because people are stupid animals and the people we've empowered all over the world are morons who cannot read the writing on the wall.

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[-] MeaanBeaan@lemmy.world 4 points 5 days ago

Even the soil is quiet quitting these days!

[-] HubertManne@moist.catsweat.com 3 points 5 days ago

luckily we all have the excess given the low housing and health insurance costs.

[-] feedum_sneedson@lemmy.world 3 points 5 days ago

uh-oh, it's the worst thing

[-] GiddyGap@lemm.ee 3 points 5 days ago

"Yeah, but it's Biden's fault"

[-] Gradually_Adjusting@lemmy.world 2 points 5 days ago

Who was that one posting soil memes on Lemmy? Wasn't it track_shovel?

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