Intensive farming (IMAGE)

University of Zurich

Intensive farming

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Intensive agriculture leads to the loss of biodiversity – especially in arable farming, where large quantities of pesticides and fertilizers are used. Not only is biodiversity often declining, the species composition is also shifting.

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Florian Altermatt

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