Desertification is the process by which a common land gradually dries up and becomes barren, after which it turns into a complete desert.
There are different causes desertification.
Human induced activities.
Our activities that cause our land to deteriorate, such as deforestation,cause the land to lose its fertility.
According to reports from international organizations, the ongoing civil wars around the world are also a major cause of desertification, which first makes an area famine-ridden, damages agriculture, then eventually turns the land into a desert where some It also becomes impossible to grow.
Secondly inappropriate ways of agriculture
When we don't use good methods to grow crops, it also destroys land fertility.
Industrial revolution.
Industrial revolution mean the establishment of industry in fertile areas.
Industrial revolution is not harmful, but the way that industries dispose of their waste is not good.
There is no proper arrangement for waste management disposal.
Industry waste is usually disposed of in nearby agricultural lands. It is usually in solid or chemical form. When chemicals are added to the soil, it spoils the fertility of the soil, thus destroying the soil a lot and leading to desertification.
Impactsofdesertification.
When agricultural land suffers from desertification, the water level of the land decreases, which greatly affects the fertility of the land.
Agricultural production and water reserves are depleted, leading to droughts. Drought also destroys land production, so people, plant eaters and other animals suffer from malnutrition as well as various diseases.
The problem facing the world today due to desertification is povertyŰ”
Because of drought and desertification, production is reduced or eliminated. Clearly, most people depend on agriculture and farming, and when there are no or few crops, people will face hunger and poverty, which is currently the biggest problem in the world.
Controlling measures of desertification
stablize the land by adding litters for increasing the water holding capacity.
quick growing plants at close spacing,
That is, the plants should grow a lot and their distance from each other should be kept to a minimum so that the soil is partially added to each other and there is no orision and the fertility of the soil can grow as much as possible.
thining and pruning must be delayed.
ploughing must be minimized Because ploughing exposes strategic minerals and moisture to the soil, the soil dries out and becomes desertified.
fertilizers must be added in land for increasing the fertility.
According to the United Nations, 250 million people in the world are currently directly affected by the effects of desertification. In addition, 100 countries and 1 billion people are at risk of desertification.
The continent of Africa is currently the most affected by desertification.
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