Agriculture, crops, livestock, aquaculture, fisheries and forests is the world's largest industry. It employs more than one billion people and generates over $1.3 trillion dollars' worth of food annually. During the past 150 years, half of all agricultural topsoil has been lost. Agricultural expansion is a major driver of deforestation and other ecological destruction, decimating habitats, and biodiversity.
Oil palm displaces lowland forests in Indonesia, while soy production damages the Cerrado and Atlantic Forests of Brazil and Paraguay. Loss of forests and unsustainable farming practices lead to extreme erosion.
Source: FAO & Worldwide Life