_Asia : High temperatures, drought, floods and soil degradation likely will diminish food production in arid and tropical parts of Asia.
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That is not to mention the problems of pollution, soil degradation and consequent cycle of droughts and floods which will follow.
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In the 1870s, county property tax laws, imports and soil degradation caused wheat farming to become uneconomical in Santa Clara County.
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The aim of soil salinity control is to prevent soil degradation by salination and reclaim already salty ( saline ) soils.
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Earlier Wednesday, delegates approved a measure to have scientific teams research links between regional conflicts and water shortages, soil degradation and pollution.
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Environmental problems include desertification; salination of fresh water; sewage treatment; water-borne diseases; soil degradation; and depletion and contamination of underground water resources.
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Current environmental issues include : recent droughts and desertification severely affecting agricultural activities, population distribution, and the economy; overgrazing; soil degradation; deforestation.
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In the context of subsistence farming in Southern Africa, the Ransome Victory plough has the further disadvantage of contributing to soil degradation.
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Soil degradation is mainly caused by unsustainable agricultural practices, high intensity rainfall and indirectly caused by population growth which results in increased consumption.
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Some of the environmental issues that are related to agriculture are climate change, deforestation, genetic engineering, irrigation problems, pollutants, soil degradation, and waste.
