Land & Water Use

Reduced reliance on synthetic fertilizers lowering pollution risks from runoff.

Greater emphasis on traditional agriculture practices improving soil health over time.

Increased genetic diversity within major food crops enhancing resilience.

Reliance on monoculture cropping systems vulnerable to extreme weather events.

Reduced soil erosion by increasing organic matter in the soil.

Increased primary productivity due to enhanced nutrient availability.

Decreased algal blooms due to more efficient use of nutrients.

Lowered primary productivity because of chemical toxicity to plants.

Cassava

Wheat

Blueberries

Quinoa

Through decreased carbon dioxide levels limiting photosynthesis rates in plants.

By altering rainfall patterns and increasing droughts that reduce water available for crops.

By reducing the occurrence of plant diseases that affect large monocultures.

By decreasing global temperatures leading to lower evaporation rates from soil.

Hand tools became more prevalent than machines on large farms

It allowed for faster cultivation and harvest times

Farm sizes decreased as less land was needed for machinery

Farmers relied less on nonrenewable energy sources

Amplified carbon sequestration via widespread adoption of cover cropping techniques.

Reduction of greenhouse gases due to lessened dependence on deforestation and agricultural expansion.

Increased methane emissions from intensively managed rice paddies.

Lowering energy consumption through enhanced efficiency of mechanized equipment.

Organic farming

Integrated pest management

Crop rotation

Intensive irrigation

Decreased genetic diversity in crops due to reliance on monocultures.

Reduction in soil erosion due to advanced planting techniques.

Increased use of land for habitat conservation as crop yields improve.

Enhanced ecosystem resilience through the introduction of various new species.

Increased pesticide use

Reduced soil erosion

Fossil fuel consumption decrease

Improved grasslands habitat

Steady decrease in nutrient depletion allowing prolonged agricultural productivity without additional inputs.

Improved efficiency in nitrogen uptake by plants reducing leaching into groundwater supplies significantly.

Gradual replenishment of natural nitrogen fixers increasing biodiversity in farming communities.

Disruption of nitrogen balance leading to increased nitrate runoff into adjacent waterways.