The production of food to meet the needs of the world’s rapidly growing population has many effects on the environment. More than 35 percent of ice-free land is used to grow food for human consumption, and agricultural practices account for over 70 percent of water use, 30 percent of global warming potential, 85 percent of the six million tons of pesticides used annually, and nearly all of the 170 million tons of nitrogen, 50 million tons of phosphate, and 50 million tons of potash used... więcej

Salem Press Encyclopedia, 2023. 2p.