Should The Federal Government Minimize Society's Impact On The Environment?
Having a growing family may be a joyous thing, but mother nature suffers as a result of it. Hovering around 7.4 billion, the world population only keeps on growing. Affordable birth control vary from place to place, country to country. Particularly in developing countries, rapid population growth has caused ecosystems to become endangered as the poor engage in unsustainable farming to feed themselves and their large families. Although there is slower population growth in first world countries, people there consume vast amounts of resources that habitats are being destroyed to find more raw materials. The federal government should minimize society’s impact on the environment by educating people on resource consumption, providing affordable
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Industrialized nations such as the United States engage in industrial food agriculture; although maximizing production yield, damages the surrounding environment. In contrast, in much of the developing world, where most of the world´s population growth occurs, many farmers still survive upon small-scale agriculture using outdated farming techniques (Preface to 'Will Globalization Help Developing Nations?). Although the farming in nations at different stages of development produce significant environmental damage, poorer nations have a much harder time switching to sustainable farming practices. Practices like no-till agriculture or crop rotation minimize environmental damage, but are costly and time-consuming. For impoverished farmers who have large families, they simply cannot afford to switching to less profitable crops just to maintain the quality of the soils and water sources around them. Just like how the European Union promotes sustainable agriculture through ¨its 1 billion [euro] Food Facility, its 2.7 billion [euro] commitment for food security at the 2009 G8 meeting, and its long-standing geographical and thematic development cooperation programs ¨ the United States government can also promote sustainable agriculture by donating high yield seeds, modern equipment, and funds through the USAID
Industrialized nations such as the United States engage in industrial food agriculture; although maximizing production yield, damages the surrounding environment. In contrast, in much of the developing world, where most of the world´s population growth occurs, many farmers still survive upon small-scale agriculture using outdated farming techniques (Preface to 'Will Globalization Help Developing Nations?). Although the farming in nations at different stages of development produce significant environmental damage, poorer nations have a much harder time switching to sustainable farming practices. Practices like no-till agriculture or crop rotation minimize environmental damage, but are costly and time-consuming. For impoverished farmers who have large families, they simply cannot afford to switching to less profitable crops just to maintain the quality of the soils and water sources around them. Just like how the European Union promotes sustainable agriculture through ¨its 1 billion [euro] Food Facility, its 2.7 billion [euro] commitment for food security at the 2009 G8 meeting, and its long-standing geographical and thematic development cooperation programs ¨ the United States government can also promote sustainable agriculture by donating high yield seeds, modern equipment, and funds through the USAID