Title: Negative Effects of Agriculture on the Environment - CropForLife
Headings: Negative Effects of Agriculture on the Environment
Negative Effects of Agriculture on the Environment
Table of Contents
Top 16 Negative Effects of Agriculture on the Environment
Soil/Land Degradation
Deforestation
Biodiversity
Climate Change
Pest Problem
Industrial & Agricultural Wastes
Irrigation
Livestock Grazing
Chemical Fertilizer
Point Source Pollution
Non-Point Source Pollution
Sedimentation
Removal of Riparian Shading
Stream Modification
Genetic Engineering
Issues by Region

Content: However, it still comes with great risks of environmental degradation. Table of Contents
Top 16 Negative Effects of Agriculture on the Environment
Soil/Land Degradation
Deforestation
Biodiversity
Climate Change
Pest Problem
Industrial & Agricultural Wastes
Irrigation
Livestock Grazing
Chemical Fertilizer
Point Source Pollution
Non-Point Source Pollution
Sedimentation
Removal of Riparian Shading
Stream Modification
Genetic Engineering
Issues by Region
Top 16 Negative Effects of Agriculture on the Environment
Soil/Land degradation
Deforestation
Biodiversity
Climate change
Pest problems
Industrial & agricultural waste
Irrigation
Livestock grazing
Chemical fertilizer
Point source pollution
Non-point source pollution
Sedimentation
Removal of riparian shading
Stream modification
Genetic engineering
Issues by region
Soil/Land Degradation
Degradation of land and soil is one of the most serious negative effects of agriculture on the environment. It significantly endangers agricultural sustainability and increases water and soil erosion during rains and flowing waters. About 141.3-million-hectare of global land are facing serious erosion issues due to uncontrolled deforestation, over-grazing, and the use of inappropriate cultural practices. Alongside the rivers, about 8.5-million-hectare land, rising groundwater tables are badly affecting the ability of the land to hold plants and allow the application of cultivation practices. Similarly, intensive agriculture and increased use of irrigations also result in soil salination, waterlogging, etc. On the other hand, soil degradation results in a decline in soil quality, soil biodiversity, and essential nutrients affecting crop productivity. Some of the common factors for soil degradation are salination, waterlogging, excessive use of pesticides, soil structure and fertility losses, changes in soil pH, and erosion. Soil erosion is one major factor of soil degradation, results in the loss of highly fertile topsoil which is the key component of agriculture and crop production. Soil degradation also severely affects the soil microbial communities which mainly take part in natural nutrient cycling, disease and pest control, and transformation of soil chemical properties.