FOOD WASTE REDUCTION AND SUSTAINABILITY
FOOD WASTE REDUCTION STRATEGIES
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erosion and desertification
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eutrophication and increased methane production
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higher fire potential and increased productivity
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higher primary productivity and ammonification
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Detailed explanation-1: -Overgrazing can reduce ground cover, enabling erosion and compaction of the land by wind and rain.. This reduces the ability for plants to grow and water to penetrate, which harms soil microbes and results in serious erosion of the land.
Detailed explanation-2: -In degraded grassland ecosystem, continuous overgrazing significantly reduces the diversity of the plant communities, which has an adverse effect on soil nematode communities.
Detailed explanation-3: -Overgrazing is defined as repeated heavy grazing over several years that result in deterioration of the plant community and a decline in the vigor, production, and biodiversity of rangelands (Teague et al., 2011). From: Environmental Water Requirements in Mountainous Areas, 2021.
Detailed explanation-4: -With the exception of irrigation-induced land degradation, desertification usually starts with the removal of vegetation cover by humans or livestock. Overgrazing and excessive fuelwood collection destroy the protective layer of plants, exposing the top layer soil to wind and water erosion.