Vegetables are losing their nutrients. Can the decline be reversed?
www.theguardian.com
A process called biofortification puts nutrients directly into seeds and could reduce global hunger, but it’s not a magic bullet

https://archive.is/20240328221739/https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/mar/28/vegetables-losing-nutrients-biofortification

  • TraschcanOfIdeology [they/them, comrade/them]19•3 months ago

    Agroecology is the most important change to the food system to make sure we have enough food in the future, and most people either don't know about it or prefer monocultures because they are slaves to yield.

    • queermunist she/her@lemmy.ml16•3 months ago

      As a gardener I think polyculture farming is so exciting too! And pretty! I get such good results from companion planting, but you can't harvest a three sisters garden with farming equipment so the industrial farmers don't care.