ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES IN AGRICULTURE

Agricultural production is one of the most common types of human activity. Harmful effects of agriculture on the environment underestimated, since it was thought that the main violators of the natural balance is industry and transport. Today agriculture in the first place for environmental contamination. Ukraine State lands that are in agricultural activities, remains unsatisfactory. Serious problems for the environment arising from the irregular application in agricultural production of fertilizers and pesticides that flow with the rain and groundwater get into rivers and lakes, causing serious damage to the basins of major rivers and their fish stocks and vegetation. There is also the problem of waste in the agricultural sector and related processing industries. Modern agricultural production creates the environment a number of acute environmental problems. Their successful solution possible by implementing the principles of sustainable development through environmental management, a comprehensive system of measures to protect nature and increase the productivity of agriculture and livestock.