Arable land for crop production

GROUP 4
member
aira de Guzman
iman sarcilla
arman jimenez
leanard picardal
charlee huyo-a
 Global need
• like water resources, arable land or land fit for agriculture is not evenly
distributed all over the world mainly due to climatic conditions. Since food
production demands a high yield, intensive farming is done in arable
lands. This creates a vicious eycle. The more arable land is needed, the
scarcer they hecome because of degradation.
Applied Technology
• The development of various kinds of machines following the Industrial
Revolution resulted in major changes in the way agriculture is done.
Machines and fuel-based equipment replaced animal-drawn farm
implements. resulting in a need to expand space for agriculture in order to
maximize the efficiency and effectiveness of this mechanization.
 environmental impacts
• 1. Excessive tillage results in loss of organic matter. Tilling may break the
soil structure, increase the risk of soil erosion, destroy the habitat of
helpful organisms, and cause compaction, but this may increase soil
aeration.
• 2. Use of pesticides and other synthetic fertilizers can be toxic to nontarget
organisms. Sometimes, these create long-term imbalance or destruction
of the ecosystem when a certain population of organisms is unintentionally
eliminated as a result of the toxic chemicals being applied to crops.
3.Commercially produced or synthetic fertilizers pollute water. Water run
offs from farms or nearby communities that carry large amounts of
chemical nutrients, such as phosphates and nitrates, increase the
nutrients in water forms such as streams and rivers which allows algae to
multiply faster. This situation is called eutrophication.
• The Green Revolution that began in
1950s introduced new plant varieties
and farming methods to reduce waiting
or wasting time. Therefore, with this
development, intensive farming resulted
in increased production of crops.
However, most crops require higher
maintenance, such as increased
irrigation needs and use of fertilizer and
pesticides. These developments
resulted in better crop vield because of
the crops having ideal characteristics.
Thank you