Welcome to 2024, where climate change has stopped being just a scientific topic and turned into our daily nightmare! Extreme drought and heatwaves are hitting Serbia hard, and the consequences? Brace yourself for a drastic spike in fruit and vegetable prices, warns economist Mihajlo Rabrenović. As the earth cracks and crops wither, farmers struggle to survive, and the question is: how much will this drought cost us—not just in money, but in health and daily nutrition?
Imagine paying more for a kilo of tomatoes than for a kilo of meat soon! The drought is already hitting wallets hard, and if it continues, shortages and price hikes will become our new reality. Rabrenović reminds us that ancient civilizations already knew how to fight drought—with irrigation systems—but today? Today, labor is expensive, and investments in agriculture are insufficient.
This year is crucial. If we fail to tackle the climate challenges, serious disruptions in food supply are expected. And it’s not just Serbia’s problem—the whole world is panicking. Extreme weather conditions are becoming the new normal, and we’re on the edge of paying a price no one is ready to pay.
So next time you buy fruits and veggies, remember this drought and think—is it worth it? Or will we all soon have to get used to empty shelves and sky-high prices? What do you think—is this the beginning of the end for cheap food? Drop a comment, let’s see who’s ready to fight this drought and who’ll just whine on the internet!
