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Dependence of agriculture on oil consumption
Name(s):
Depletion of oil reserves to produce more food
Claim
If the whole planet were to eat according to the practices used by the USA, the entire petroleum reserves of the planet would be exhausted within 13 years.
Broader
Dependence on oil
Intensive farming
Consumption of resources for agriculture
Inappropriate modernization of agriculture
Conflicts arising from depletion of renewable resources
Related
Domination of agricultural equipment industry by transnational corporations
Aggravates
Decline in food production
Negative ecological impact of overpopulation
Disadvantages of improved food production
Environmental insecurity
Strategy(ies)
Developing agriculture
Value(s)
Consumption
Independence
Dependence
Depletion
Overconsumption
Type
(E) Emanations of other problems