Solution – harmful effects of agricultural practices on the environment are –
- Loss of the fertility of the soil by cropping which can also cause soil erosion .
- Decrease in the underground water level by sing it continuously .
- Leads to water pollution by the use of fertilizers and pesticides .
- Damage to natural ecosystem .
- Genetic erosion by use of high yielding varieties .
- Cutting down of forests to make the land available for the agriculture disturbs the flora and fauna of the forest .