Water & Soils Archives - The Fourth Plate

All Agriculture Climate & Environment Culture & Society Editor's picks Food Systems Investigations & Features Multimedia News & Events Opinion & Analysis People & Profiles Region Research & Insights

FAO warns world’s soils are degrading faster than repair

Africa · Climate & Environment · Water & Soils

FAO warns world’s soils are degrading faster than repair

Staff Writer October 5, 2026 3 min read

1 / 1

A dirt road with cracks in the ground

South Asia, Water & Soils...

Pakistan braces for a 22% water shortfall

Staff Writer

October 20, 2026

aerial view of a wetland

Climate & Environment, Sou...

Maharashtra orders 10% water cut as drought grips the state

Staff Writer

October 11, 2026

a river between the mountain

Africa, Climate & Environm...

Kenya governor demands probe into second Nyando River fuel leak

Staff Writer

October 10, 2026

african farmer inspecting crops in field

Africa, Climate & Environm...

FAO warns world’s soils are degrading faster than repair

Staff Writer

October 5, 2026

farmer using hand pump on a sunny day in sindh

Climate & Environment, Edi...

India’s groundwater decline deepens as global reserves shrink

Staff Writer

September 22, 2026

lettuce field near cornfield

Climate & Environment, Wat...

Soil health and regeneration: Why it matters more then ever

Ashish Nigam

October 23, 2025

Agriculture

Climate & Environment

Culture & Society

Editor's picks

Food Systems

Investigations & Features

Multimedia

News & Events

Opinion & Analysis

People & Profiles

Region

Research & Insights

THE FOURTH PLATE IS PUBLISHED BY GLOBAL SOUTH MEDIA PVT LTD, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, KERALA, INDIA