Depletion of Ukraine’s Soils Threatens Long-Term Global Food Security
Researchers from the UK, Ukraine, and the Netherlands warn that Ukraine's soils are losing vital crop nutrients due to the war.
The war has led to reduced access to fertilisers and inefficient farming practices, resulting in more nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium being removed from soils than added back in.
Military activity has also exacerbated existing soil degradation and erosion across Ukraine, jeopardising the country's long-term ability to remain a major food producer.
The war is jeopardising the country’s long-term ability to remain the ‘breadbasket of Europe’.
- Nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium are being depleted from soils.
- Reduced access to fertilisers and inefficient farming practices contribute to nutrient depletion.
- Military activity exacerbates soil degradation and erosion.
This depletion of Ukraine's soils could have a long-term impact on Ukrainian crop production, affecting global food security.
Author's summary: Ukraine's soil depletion threatens global food security.
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