Industrial Agriculture

• Autorzy: Ilaria Colivicchi
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The strong growth and urbanization of the world population have caused an extraordinary increase in the demand for food which has resulted in an evident environmental impact. Agriculture in some countries changed towards an industrial agriculture where an intensive production of crops and animals is strictly linked to the use of chemical fertilizers on crops and antibiotics in animals to produce on the large scale. These processes caused a lot of problems for the sustainability of the entire ecosystem. Three main impacts have to be considered: environmental im-pact, social impact and economic impact. New risks appear according the soil deterioration and the necessity of a huge irrigation and fertilization of it, but erosion is not the only problem caused by industrial agriculture. Monoculture brings a loss of biodiversity that contribute to the soil deterioration too. Small and medium-sized farmers cannot be competitive in the market and are forced to close. In CAFOs very often the heavy use of antibiotic developed antibiotic-resistant bacteria, produces a large amount of manure which impacts on gas emissions and therefore on pollution. Some significant costs will be stressed on: Human health and safety costs, Agricultural and environmental damage costs and Social and economic im-pacts.(original abstract)

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Urbanisation; Food; Agriculture; Natural environment

PL

Urbanizacja; Żywność; Rolnictwo; Środowisko przyrodnicze

• Czasopismo: Scientific Publications / University of Economics in Katowice
• Rocznik: 2022
• Tom: Economics of Sustainability
• Strony: 84--99

Twórcy

autor

Ilaria Colivicchi

• University of Florence, Italy

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