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- Agricultural practices account for 14% of global greenhouse gas emissions
- Farming practices rely heavily on the use of green house gasses to fuel machinery thus producing green house gasses
- Fertilizers are the product of fossil fuels
- The production of genetically uniform crops have caused crops to loose their genetic diversity
- About 30 crops account for 90% of calorie intact while 14 animal species account for animal intake
- 25% of the world's farmland is effected by degradation while 2 decades ago it was 15%
- Caused by:
- Agricultural practices consumes about 70% of freshwater sources
- 60% of the agricultural water use is wasted. The main causes of this are:
- These practices are not sustainable and not a proper use of already limited water sources
- Runoff from nearby farms spurs algae growth that depletes oxygen for other creatures in the reef
Converting lowland rainforests to oil palm plantations in Indonesia.
- Around 50% of the World's habitable land has been converted for farming purposes
- To meet the food demand of 2050, 120 million hectares (about 296 million acres) of natural habitats must be cleared, including areas of high biodiversity
- Because of unsustainable agricultural practices, 12 million hectares of land are lost each year due to desertification
*Desertification: When land becomes increasingly barren and infertile
- According to World Wildlife Fund, "Agriculture is the leading source of pollution in many countries"
- Pesticides and fertilizers lead to runoff which contaminants surrounding eco-systems and waterways
- This effects insects, animals, humans, and the surrounding environment
- Out of the biological, social, and economical consequences of unsustainable agriculture, which do you feel is the most difficult to overcome?
- The way the agriculture sector operates must change
- A sustainable agricultural model will be more expensive in the short run
- For consumer, changing our mindset to think about how food arrives at grocery store
- For there to be a worldwide change, there must political action