Negative Impacts of Monoculture

Negative Impacts of Monoculture

1. Biodiversity

   • Only a few species of crop can live where the crop is growing

2. Pests

   • The population of the pests of the monoculture increase
     • As a result, Farmers add pesticides
       • These also kill harmless animals e.g the pests natural predator

3. Definition

   • When crops are grown as large of a single variety