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 .