NEET BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Sunlight, water, nutrients and a diversity of plants, animals and microbes all play fundamental roles in agricultural production and-ultimately-global food security (Box 1). Farmers, herders and fishermen can often make the best use of their environment through special, locally adapted, agricultural systems.

Detailed explanation-2: -Key Facts. Industrial agriculture harms the environment through pollution of air, soil and water. Air emissions from livestock operations make up 14.5 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions. Conventional crop production degrades soil health and causes soil erosion.

Detailed explanation-3: -In the short term, they can have devastating effects on the air quality in local regions. The food industry, hulking behemoth that it is, is a major contributor to air pollution in the shape of CO2, black carbon, particulate matter and other harmful gases.

Detailed explanation-4: -(i) More Demand of Raw-Material: There was a rapid growth in the demand for raw material. It was an effect on industrialisation. (ii) Mechanised Farming: To meet the increasing demand for more raw material the farmers used the new machines for sowing, ploughing, digging, reaping and thrashing purposes.