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: As for more profit and production farmers are moving toward the use of hybrid seeds and genetically modified crops which are causing huge damage to native species. Due to the loss of native plant species, other living communities are also facing survival problems or genetic modification which are making them more harmful to the natural ecosystem. Climate Change
Among the negative effects of agriculture on the environment, climate and agriculture are two globally interconnected processes that move ahead in a parallel manner. Therefore, changing climate adversely affect agricultural productivity and play a significant role in global warming, including temperature fluctuations, unpredicted precipitation, and glacial run-off. Thus, these attributes highly affect the ability of an ecosystem to produce enough food for the population. Agriculture plays a significant impact on global climate, mainly through the emission of greenhouse gases such as CO2, CH4, and nitrous oxide. Additionally, modern agricultural practices such as the use of synthetic fertilizers, tillage, etc., also emit ammonia, nitrate, and many-other residues of synthetic chemicals that severely affect natural resources like., water, air, soil, and biodiversity. For better productivity farmers repeatedly use tillage practice on agricultural land which results in loss of earth’s cover, which influences the earth’s ability toward solar radiations, heat, and light.