ABSTRACT
Agriculture is the number one reason for loss of biodiversity worldwide. Brazil, for instance, was the absolute world leader in terms of total deforested area between 1990 and 2005. The World Bank has warned about risks for a number of regions due to climate change. In fact, agriculture is one of the largest contributors to climate change. According to the most recent data available from the Worldwatch Institute, "global greenhouse gas emissions from the agricultural sector totaled 4.69 billion tons of carbon dioxide equivalent in 2010." Climate change itself is bad news for agriculture. Agriculture is not only a very strong economic force to be reckoned with; it also has a huge effect on our landscape. Agriculture is one of the biggest consumers of chemicals in the form of fertilizers, herbicides, and pesticides, many of which are extremely harmful to the environment. Carbon dioxide emissions in agriculture are produced in various ways.
