Industrial agriculture stresses ecosystems
CONTEXT(Help)
-
Agriculture, food and land use »Agriculture, food and land use
▲
Improving Diet and Nutrition »Improving Diet and Nutrition
▲
1. Challenges for global diet & nutrition »1. Challenges for global diet & nutrition
▲
Existing systems are already under severe pressure »Existing systems are already under severe pressure
■
Industrial agriculture stresses ecosystems
●
15 / 24 world ecosystem services are degraded or unsustainably used »15 / 24 world ecosystem services are degraded or unsustainably used
●
35% of US food is contaminated with pesticide »35% of US food is contaminated with pesticide
●
50% of grain cropping goes to feed livestock »50% of grain cropping goes to feed livestock
●
Global agriculture uses 70% of all freshwater extracted for human use »Global agriculture uses 70% of all freshwater extracted for human use
●
Industrial agriculture is reducing species habitat »Industrial agriculture is reducing species habitat
●
Modern agriculture contributes around 14% of greenhouse gases »Modern agriculture contributes around 14% of greenhouse gases
●
Monocropping is reducing biodversity »Monocropping is reducing biodversity
+Comments (0)
+Citations (0)
+About