Agriculture is both a cause of and sensitive to environmental degradation, such as biodiversity loss, desertification, soil degradation, and climate change, all of which can 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, ˈɔːl ʌvwˈɪtʃ kæn kˈɔːz dˈiːkɹiːsᵻz ɪn kɹˈɑːp jˈiːld.