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    The document discusses biodiversity, describing it as the variety of life on Earth and the interactions between living things. It notes that biodiversity is important for sustainable farming by enhancing ecological cycles and nutrient levels. High biodiversity contributes significantly to crop health.

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    The document discusses biodiversity, describing it as the variety of life on Earth and the interactions between living things. It notes that biodiversity is important for sustainable farming by enhancing ecological cycles and nutrient levels. High biodiversity contributes significantly to crop health.

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    Biodiversity

     Biodiversity can be described as the diversity of life on Earth.

     Biodiversity is the variety of all living things, the places they inhabit,

    and the interaction between them.

     Interactions between the components of biodiversity make the Earth

    inhabitable for all species, including humans.

     Biodiversity is directly responsible for around 40% of the world’s

    economy.
    Biodiversity

     Biodiversity plays a large part in determinant of agricultural health


    and performance.
     The greater the biodiversity, the more immune plants are to pests
    and disease
     Conventional agriculture discourages biodiversity .
     Investing millions on pesticides the % of yield is less.
     Integration of pest management and intercropping should be
    applied to conventional agriculture.
    Why high biodiversity is required?

     for sustainable farming


     it enhances the performance of the ecological cycles.
     Organic agricultural (represented by bacteria, fungi, mites and
    earthworms)systems are rich in nutrients and diverse in organisms
    than conventional systems.
     high nutrient levels and biodiversity are two factors contribute
    significantly to the health of the crops.
     It does not focus on yield part of crop rather sustainable farming.
    In short biodiversity is important

     The living organisms on earth are of great diversity, living in


    diverse habitats and possessing diverse qualities and are vital to
    human existence providing food, shelter, clothing’s, medicines.
    Types of biodiversity

    Genetic

    Species

    Ecological
    Values associate with biodiversity

     Productive value
     Consumptive value
     Social value
    Productive value Biodiversity produces a number of products
    harvested from nature and sold in commercial
    markets. Indirectly it provides economic benefits to
    people which include water quality soil protection,
    equalisation of climate, environmental
    monitoring, scientific research, recreation etc.
    Consumptive value value can be assigned to goods such as fuel woods,
    leaves, forest products etc. which may be consumed
    locally and do not figure in national and international
    market.
    Social value The loss of biodiversity directly influences the social
    life of the country possibly through influencing
    ecosystem functions. Global warming and acid rain
    Biodiversity has the following uses

     It provides food of all types.


     It provides fibers, sources for the preparation of clothes.
     It provides different types of oil seeds for the preparation of oils.
     It provides new varieties of rice, potato etc. through the process of
    hybridization.
     It is very essential for natural pest control, maintenance of
    population of various species, pollination by insects and birds,
    nutrient cycling, conservation and purification of water, formation
    of soil etc.

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