The voyage had begun, and had begun happily with a soft blue sky, and a calm sea.
On one hand, many of those in the development, environmental and agricultural research communities firmly believe that better agricultural technologies can save forests by producing more food on the existing land area.
On the other hand, basic economic theory suggests that anything that makes agriculture more profitable should stimulate land expansion and deforestation.
Which view is correct?
The voyage had begun, and had begun happily with a soft blue sky, and a calm sea.
Growing evidence also supports the idea that agriculturally driven growth reduces poverty and improves income distribution more than industrially driven growth (Mellor, 1999)
The voyage had begun, and had begun happily with a soft blue sky, and a calm sea.
Agriculture takes up about 50% of the Earth’s land area.
Over two-thirds, or human water use is for agriculture.
Crop and livestock production is the main source of water pollution by nitrates, phosphates, and other chemicals and pesticides.
The extended methods of agriculture, forestry and fishing, are the leading causes of world biodiversity loss.
Agriculture also affects the basis for its own future through land degradation, salinization, the over-exploitation of water, and reduction of genetic diversity in crops and livestock..
There are so many impacts, so many side effects.
Industrialized agriculture has a serious adverse impacts on the earth in many of these fronts, the long-term consequences of these processes are very difficult to quantify.
Global forests – the tragedy of the commons
Agriculture takes up about 50% of the Earth’s land area.
Over two-thirds, or human water use is for agriculture.
Crop and livestock production is the main source of water pollution by nitrates, phosphates, and other chemicals and pesticides.
The extended methods of agriculture, forestry and fishing, are the leading causes of world biodiversity loss.
Agriculture also affects the basis for its own future through land degradation, salinization, the over-exploitation of water, and reduction of genetic diversity in crops and livestock..
There are so many impacts, so many side effects.
Industrialized agriculture has a serious adverse impacts on the earth in many of these fronts, the long-term consequences of these processes are very difficult to quantify.