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Environmental Impact of Conventional Agriculture

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  • Maria Girip

    (The Bucharest University of Economic Studies)

  • Daniela Mărăcine

    (The Bucharest University of Economic Studies)

  • Lăcrămioara Dracea

    (The Bucharest University of Economic Studies)

Abstract

In the last decades conventional agriculture has caused the decrease in organic matter content in the soil and the accumulation of toxic compounds, thus affecting soil fertility and health. But the impact is not only felt on soil, one of the main causes of global warming is also intensive chemical fertilisation of agricultural crops. The intensification of conventional agriculture is considered the major factor that influenced the release from the soil into the atmosphere of “greenhouse gases†such as: nitrous oxide (N₂0) and methane (CH₄) who are mainly produced by the spreading of animal fertilizers. This paper aims to determine the impact of conventional agriculture through a comparative study between the conventional defining elements of the intensive system and the ecofriendly alternatives in the extensive system, identifying in this way the possibilities to reduce pollution and to strengthen sustainable agriculture.

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  • Maria Girip & Daniela Mărăcine & Lăcrămioara Dracea, 2020. "Environmental Impact of Conventional Agriculture," Ovidius University Annals, Economic Sciences Series, Ovidius University of Constantza, Faculty of Economic Sciences, vol. 0(1), pages 372-381, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:ovi:oviste:v:xx:y:2020:i:1:p:372-381
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    Keywords

    conventional agriculture; climate change; greenhouse gases; sustainability;
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    JEL classification:

    • Q15 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Agriculture - - - Land Ownership and Tenure; Land Reform; Land Use; Irrigation; Agriculture and Environment
    • Q01 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - General - - - Sustainable Development
    • O13 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Agriculture; Natural Resources; Environment; Other Primary Products

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