Sentences with phrase «dependence of agricultural systems»
Climate change poses a major challenge to U.S. agriculture because of the critical dependence of agricultural systems on climate.
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They include: high levels of degraded soils; reductions in irrigation quotas to restore the health of the Murray - Darling system; the re-forestation of some agricultural land to meet emissions reductions targets; the impacts of peak oil, such as the diversion of food crops into feed - stock for biofuels; and the price and crop yield implications of peak phosphorous, given Australia's dependence on imported fertilisers.