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Persuasive Essay On Agriculture

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Seventeen years ago, when I was born, the world population was 6 billion. By the time I started kindergarten, the population increased 9% to 6.6 billion. When I passed my driver’s test, the population grew to 7.4 billion which is another 10.8% increase. So it is safe to say the statistic “The population expectancy is going to reach 9.7 Billion people by the year 2050” (“United Nations”), is more than just an over repeated prediction, it is a reality my generation will be faced with. “In one minute there are 250 children born, which correlates to one birth every eight seconds” (“Census Bureau”). Meaning the demand for agriculture is only increasing to keep up with this growing population. Producing more food requires higher yield, precision agriculture, and perhaps finding creative ways to grow more food in less space. One important way to ensure maximum agriculture production is with healthy soils that are full of life.

In today’s society we face many problems as a nation and as a world, from economics, to war, to famine. These issues often cause us to overlook the most basic need: to look out for our planet's well being. Our main goal should be to conserve our natural resources such as soil and water. Agriculture, ironically, is often one of the factors that is contributing to the destruction of our soil and water. Farmers apply fertilizer, pesticides and many other chemicals to use on their fields. Fertilizer stimulates soil microbes, which consume organic

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