Our Green World: Farming

by SueHadden (Author)

• Used

  Paperback
  1993

  $6.97

• Used

  Hardcover
  1991

  $5.01

  This book is part of a series which looks at the world's major environmental problems, explains the threats facing the planet and the international efforts being taken to preserve it. It examines how modern farming methods are threatening the world and its wildlife and suggests ways in which farmers can feed the world and protect the planet. The text investigates the destruction of forests and rainforests, the pollution caused by fertilizers and pesticides, the problems of soil erosion and over-irrigation an the threat to the world's wildlife and sits habitats. It explains the delicate balance between feeding the world and protecting the planet and suggests ways in which farmers can do both in the future.