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Agriculture in the United States is inextricably bound to changes in land, water, and biological resources. ERS conducts ongoing research on the role of agriculture in environmental change, as well as how this change affects productivity and food security.
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Linking Land Quality, Agricultural Productivity, and Food Security—As rising populations and incomes increase pressure on land and other resources around the world, agricultural productivity plays an increasingly important role in improving food supplies and food security. This report explores the extent to which land quality and land degradation affect agricultural productivity, how farmers respond to land degradation, and whether land degradation poses a threat to productivity growth and food security in developing regions and around the world. Results suggest that land degradation does not threaten food security at the global scale, but does pose problems in areas where soils are fragile, property rights are insecure, and farmers have limited access to information and markets. (6/03)
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