Oral tradition has it that this is the site of the Brodess plantation where Harriet Tubman was born in 1820. Her parents, Benjamin and Harriet Green Ross, then slaves of Edward Brodess, were the grandchildren of Negroes who had come shackled from Africa in 1725.
Global warming is (1) opening up more land for economically feasible crop production and (2) creating beneficial growing conditions that are increasing yields per acre on agricultural lands. All the fear-mongering Internet myths in the world canât change those facts. You are using an outdated browser.
Agriculture and Climate Change. 1. Climate change is exacerbating the challenges faced by the agriculture sector, negatively affecting. both crop and livestock systems in most regions. 2. Agriculture is also contributing a significant share of the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions that are. causing climate change 17% directly through agricultural activities and an additional 7% to 14% â. through land use changes.