“Veneto, excluding mountain areas, is in the red when it comes to soil fertility. We are facing a real emergency in terms of our future ability to continue producing food. This is not the farmers’ fault, but because we have failed to manage our soils properly,” said Cristina Guarda, MEP for Alleanza Verdi e Sinistra, in an interview on the sidelines of the plenary session at the European Parliament in Strasbourg.