deforestation tropical rainforest soil erosion unsustainable loss of topsoil, therefore fertility agriculture soil erosion various sheet wash, gullying, wind erosion toxification acidic regsions, ie Ohio Valley, USA salinization warm and dry locations desertification degradation of land, terracing, contour occurs most in poor planting, wind breaks countries Table 2: Strategies for Global Food Supply Strategies Advantages Disadvantages increase use of GMO possible human health (genetically modified danger due to genetic organisms) recombination, possible introduction of new species
deforestation tropical rainforest soil erosion unsustainable agriculture loss of topsoil, therefore fertility soil erosion various sheet wash, gullying, wind erosion toxification acidic regsions, ie Ohio Valley, USA salinization warm and dry locations desertification degradation of land, occurs most in poor countries terracing, contour planting, wind breaks Table 2: Strategies for Global Food Supply Strategies Advantages Disadvantages increase use of GMO (genetically modified organisms) possible human health danger due to genetic recombination, possible introduction of new species
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