Environmental Agriculture Abroad

Author: Jin Baoping, Zhang Yuyan
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Publish Date: 2006-09-01
Features: Due to the rapid development of agriculture, issues such as soil erosion, declining soil productivity, agricultural product and environmental pollution, and ecological damage have attracted widespread attention worldwide. The main cause of these problems is the intensive management of agriculture, which relies on single crop varieties and the excessive application of chemical fertilizers, creating favorable conditions for the outbreak of pests and diseases. Peopleed pesticides to control pests and diseases, but harmful organisms often have high population growth potential and can quickly develop resistance. In the absence of natural predators, pests and diseases can rebound, forcing people to use more pesticides, which gradually reduces agriculture's resistance to pests and diseases and its stability. Moreover, people have fallen into a vicious cycle of excessive pesticide use and dependence on them. Residues of fertilizers and pesticides remain in the soil and enter rivers, lakes, and seas with water flow, polluting the soil and water bodies, leading to a series of economic losses in agriculture and non-agriculture, as well as serious environmental concerns. This book is divided into ten chapters to introduce an overview of environmental agriculture abroad, hoping to provide some references for the construction of the economy of the new socialist countryside and sustainable economic development.