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ABSTRACT:
ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens
SUBMITTER: Winnie Liang
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-571 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
Journal of agromedicine 20040101 2
Agricultural productivity and the health of farming populations are both influenced by environmental change. Farming activities also affect the environment. Six principal dimensions of this agriculture/environment interrelation are explored: water resources; erosion and nonpoint source pollution; pesticides and fertilizers; deforestation; population pressures; and biodiversity. Changes in these environmental dimensions are critical to the health of rural populations in developing countries. Nati ...[more]