Experts warn earths topsoil is almost gone

Nearly half of all the world’s top soil has disappeared over the last 150 years, despite its critical importance to our food supply. At least 95 percent of our global food supply relies on rich topsoil for production, and the better the soil the more nutritious the food. Experts warn that without massive reformations to agriculture and city planning, we could run out of topsoil in the next 60 years. What is causing topsoil loss? Intensive farming is the primary cause for the loss of topsoil....

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