THE NEGATIVE IMPACT OF INTENSIVE AGRICULTURE ON SOILS
Growing food through intensive industrial methods has devastated our soils. Forecasts have predicted that global topsoils will deplete in 60 years at our current rate (source)
A 2008 report entitled "Global soil degradation" estimated that land degradation (about 2 billion hectares of land worldwide) affects 38% of the world’s cropland and has reduced water and nutrient availability (quality and access).
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