Soil degradation threatens 95% of world food supply
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- The FAO warned that worsening soil degradation threatens global food production.
- The warning appeared in the FAO’s Status of the World’s Soil Resources 2026 report, which said proven soil-protection and restoration measures remain underused.
Worsening soil degradation threatens 95% of the world’s food supply, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations warned.
The warning appeared in the FAO’s Status of the World’s Soil Resources 2026 report, launched at the 17th Conference of the Parties. The report said proven measures to protect and restore soils remain underused.
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