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Modern intensive agriculture has made tremendous gains in food production, with yields tripling since 1950. However, these gains have not come without costs, including water pollution, soil depletion, loss of biodiversity, and extensive use of chemical herbicides and pesticides. More effort is going into exploring agricultural methods that work with natural systems, rather than fighting them, and creating farming which can support sustainable yields around the world. Available for loan.
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Race to Save the Planet #7: Save the Earth – Feed the World
Posted: September 11, 2019 by MAEE Administration
Category: Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
Modern intensive agriculture has made tremendous gains in food production, with yields tripling since 1950. However, these gains have not come without costs, including water pollution, soil depletion, loss of biodiversity, and extensive use of chemical herbicides and pesticides. More effort is going into exploring agricultural methods that work with natural systems, rather than fighting them, and creating farming which can support sustainable yields around the world. Available for loan.