337). Using statistics, illustrate how much land is used for agriculture compared to other terrestrial environments. Agriculture takes up a large part of our environment. This “agricultural expansion has had enormous impacts on habitats, biodiversity, carbon storage and soil conditions. Indeed, global agriculture has already eliminated or converted…” (Jonathan & Navin, 2011, p. 338) large portions of various thriving ecosystems. Despite this, productivity does not increase and “The use of crops for non-food uses, including animal feed, seeds, bioenergy and other industrial products, affects the amount of food available in the world” (Jonathan & Navin, 2011, p. 338 ). This allocation occurs more in developed countries. In developing countries, most crops are destined for human consumption. Yield gaps occur in developing countries, which can be closed if people adopt sustainable methods of producing crops. Once the gaps are filled, there will be no reason to further expand agriculture into other sectors
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