The Disappearing Farmlands: how urban expansion threatens food security and medicinal plants
The rapid expansion of cities is swallowing up fertile farmlands, threatening the very foundation of human survival. As urbanization accelerates, agricultural production is dwindling, and food prices are skyrocketing, exacerbating food insecurity. The loss of farmlands not only affects the availability of food but also imperils the preservation of cash crops and medicinal herbs and plants that are essential for human well-being.
By Precious Nwonu