I live in a country that’s not self sufficient when it comes to food production, so much of our foodstuff needs to be imported. I’m wondering if the food that is grown elsewhere (fruits, vegetables, meats, grains etc) and then consumed here is creating an imbalance in soil quality, “available biomass” for future food production, or other factors I haven’t mentioned.
This question is only about the growing, displacement, consumption (and whatever happens next) of foodstuffs, so not interested in the effects of transports or consumption in general.
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In theory yes, but fertilizer is moved around the world as food, some of that is deliberate by farmers and another part is the Eart’s environmental system, including moving dust from the Bodele depression in Africa to South America. https://youtu.be/Ggeu_M7HRR4
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