Problem
Air pollution from agricultural land use
Other Names:
Air pollutants arising from farming practices Incidence:
Combustion of agricultural waste is a major source of air pollution, releasing considerable emissions of carbon dioxide and particulate matter, and has little productive use other than getting rid of the waste. (Traditional reliance on smoke as a natural fumigant, heat as a sterilizer of soil, or the ashes as fertilizer have largely been replaced by the use of agrochemicals).
Broader Problems:
Air pollutionEnvironmental hazards from field crop production Narrower Problems:
Slash-and-burn farming Unskilled crop dustingPollution by fertilizersDust as an occupational hazard Strategies:
Investigating interaction between agriculture and environmentDeveloping alternatives to tropical slash-and-burnReducing methane emissions from rice fieldsPromoting alternatives to persistent organic pollutants Subject(s):
Agriculture, Fisheries → AgricultureAgriculture, Fisheries → Farming
Geography → Land type/use
Societal Problems → Pollution
Transportation, Telecommunications → Aviation
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
E: Emanations of other problems Date of last update
04.10.2020 – 22:48 CEST