Food

Healthy soil is essential to achieve food sovereignty

More than 90% of Earth's agricultural land will be degraded by 2050, according to the recent article ‘Let’s #StopSoilErosion to ensure a food secure future' published by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). A degraded soil is infertile and can seriously reduce its agricultural performance. Recovering the fertility of degraded land is therefore essential for a region to move towards greater food sovereignty.

Agriculture Biochar @en Biofertilizers Climate change Ecological agriculture Food Food sovereignty Livestock Organic agriculture Polyfarming Regenerative agriculture Soil

Men from wealthy countries are getting taller because their diet is rich in nitrogen and phosphorus

Mean male height in countries with a high level of GDP is 23 cm greater than in countries with a low level, a difference that has risen by 1.5 cm over the last 30 years. Thanks to a more varied diet rich in animal products, the annual nitrogen and phosphorus intake of people in wealthy countries is practically twice that of those in poor countries.

Countries Diet Fao @en Food Geu @en Gpd Height Intake Jordi sardans @en Josep peñuelas @en Man Men Nature scientific reports @es @en Nitrogen @en Phosphorus Poberty Richness

Rising temperatures threaten global agricultural production

The production of essential crops such as wheat, maize, rice, and soybean will be substantially reduced. Effective measures for climate change adaptation will be necessary, as well as  improvements in crop genetics in order to reduce the impacts of climate change

Agriculture Climate change Crops Food Geu @en Josep peñuelas @en Maize Pnas @en Production Rice Soybean Temperature Wheat