You are what you eat
In the last few weeks, we have heard too bad: no farmers, no food. But closer to the (Dutch) truth is: no soil, no food The soil, in which our food grows but is dying out worldwide, is also a problem. If food can still be grown for future generations, we have to talk about that. The degradation of the soil life has been caused, among other things, by intensive land cultivation, intensive animal husbandry, loss of biodiversity, and the frequent use of fertilizers and chemical pesticides. According to the FAO, the Food and Agriculture Organization, of the United Nations, 56% of agricultural land in the European Union suffers from biodiversity loss.
Worldwide, the soil is a junk: addicted to fertilizers and pesticides. From above, it seems quite a bit, crops grow hard, but in the ground, below those crops, a battlefield is taking place with dramatic consequences for biodiversity. That is the diversity of ecosystems and different life forms within an ecosystem that we are rapidly losing. This and also other insights offers the four-part Zembla Series 'the depleted soil', which was broadcast last year.
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