Agriculture is both a cause of and sensitive to environmental degradation, such as biodiversity loss, desertification, soil degradation and climate change, which cause decreases in crop yield.
ˈæɡɹɪkˌʌltʃɚɹ ɪz bˈoʊθ ɐ kˈɔːz ʌv ænd sˈɛnsᵻtˌɪv tʊ ɛnvˌaɪɹənmˈɛntəl dᵻɡɹɐdˈeɪʃən, sˈʌtʃ ɐz bˌaɪoʊdaɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi lˈɔs, dɪzˌɜːɾɪfɪkˈeɪʃən, sˈɔɪl dᵻɡɹɐdˈeɪʃən ænd klˈaɪmət tʃˈeɪndʒ, wˌɪtʃ kˈɔːz dˈiːkɹiːsᵻz ɪn kɹˈɑːp jˈiːld.