HORTICULTURE SCIENCE
GENERAL AGRICULTURE
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Question
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A drop of productivity of land of more than 10%.
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Caused by overgrazing and soil erosion.
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Occurs in arid or semi-arid areas.
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All of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Desertification is the degradation process by which a fertile land changes itself into a desert by losing its flora and fauna, this can be caused by drought, deforestation, climate change, human activities or improper agriculture. Desertification is a process of degradation of the land.
Detailed explanation-2: -The United Nations’ official definition says desertification is land degradation in typically dry areas resulting from various factors, including climatic variations and human activities.
Detailed explanation-3: -Higher food prices, water availability, violent conflicts for land, migration, increasing poverty, pollution from wind-blown dust particles coming from distant lands, could be the outcomes of desertification if we let it consume more of our planet.