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of which 40% is seriously degraded (wiki reading on Agriculture)
agriculture has a big impact
water - largest user
energy - 17% of all commercial energy in the US
emissions - 20% of CO2 emissions, 55% of methane
major portion of water budget
substantial (but not majority) portion of global energy budget
amount of land in production
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of which 40% is seriously degraded (wiki reading on Agriculture)
1/3 of population works in food production (ibid)
less than 5% of global aggregate GDPs (ibid)