shalani and out of china are now monday group of women who are pushing the government to cool defy and strengthen their rights but you wonder how the farmers in the few lot bobby village that really affect to our next story will tell you how food production affects you and the environment you are part of. the seeds of our food our stone in the fields of the world all the products we buy and eat are produced by farmers agricultural development is also the primary fuel for economic growth and is crucial to poverty alleviation and food security. currently our agricultural systems are driven only by the need to feed more people and to remain profitable the 20th century saw farming technologies like the production of genetically modified crops the use of chemical fertilizers and increased mechanisation. this industrial agriculture model doesn't give sufficient consideration to the strain that food production puts on the environment and this impact is huge. the agricultural sector is the 2nd largest emitter of greenhouse gases after the energy sector the industry is also the largest consumer