Momentous changes have occurred in recent centuries in global economic systems. These changes in the way people undertake their income-generating activities have had ripple effects on all the industries and other elements of the environment. Latin America has also undergone numerous changes in its social, political, environmental, and economic fabric. Any political formation will, for instance, give rise to the opportunity to different policies being implemented regarding the various domains of trade and environmental conservation, instead if there was a varied bunch of legislators. Economics is also a key player in the manner social formations are forged around specific geographies. The implications of bad laws by policymakers towards the establishment of self-sufficient economies has led to the crumbling of many formidable economic systems throughout history. Imperialism has been a common phenomenon in the globalization centerstage, where some countries boast more stable economies than others. Superior countries like the USA, alongside other developed European countries, impose foreign policies when entering into bilateral relationships with nations that are developing. By plying to the inefficiencies of lesser developed countries by countries that boast a more robust economic and cultural system, the effects of bilateral agreements have far-reaching implications to the future of the nature of the dynamics of the participating countries. The impact of acts of imperialism of the USA and Europe between the 18th and 20th centuries radically shaped the outcome of our current disposition. Regions like Latin America whose essential economic components were tied to agriculture were also influenced at a fundamental level.
A region’s agricultural habits directly contribute to the corresponding wellness of the climatic and weather conditions of an area. Different forms of farming promote varying types of social and economic routines. Some agricultural practices promote the welfare of the environment, while others only degrade the soil, air, and climatic conditions of a region. Ancient farming practices in the Latina America of the 1700s, which involved the cultivation of cash crops, food crops, and fruits, seemed like the most effective way to carry out farming activities in those highly productive regions. During those periods, the whole continent relied on the activities of small and medium-scale farmers. These family farming approaches contributed to at least 40% of the annual income of the nations of Cuba, Paraguay, Mexico, and Argentina. Crop rotation was a revered farming practice, and factors that influenced crop rotation were the changing seasons. The intricate knowledge of their land enabled these people to manage the climatic conditions of the highly forested regions comfortably. The pervasion of new farming ideals that were prompted by the need of the South Americas to adjust to the current environment leads to the altering of the traditional family farming model to more economically motivated methods. There has been numerous negative impacts on incorporating modern approaches towards farming, and the environmental effects have been the most debilitating. Environmental degradation following the unconventional use of land has led to the diminishing of the vibrant agricultural sector that was initially under family farming. Modern farming methods neglect essential practices that are associated with cultivation, abundant production, and environmental wellness.
The geography of Latin America predisposes its inhabitants to a traditional life of farming. The high production capabilities of South America have attracted imperialists from Europe and the USA. They lobbied for policies that fostered industrial level agricultural practices while abandoning the farming practices that had led to the Latino America’s reputable potential in agriculture. The result of foreign pacts with South American leaders was farming practices that substantially undermined the wellness of the soils and the aboriginals as well. GMO produce that was introduced due to the potential of more income from exports. The permanent records for yield on crops such as sugarcane, bananas, citrus fruits, cocoa, corn, and palm oil were significantly undermined by the establishment of farming methods that did not adjust well to the environment. The synchronicity that had been established between the environmental conditions and the dominant crops in a particular area ensures balanced levels of CO2 in the air. Their excessive levels promote the greenhouse effect. Rainfall patterns also play a massive role in the sustenance of the various combinations of soil/ temperature/ humidity and temperature conditions over a particular region. Natural processes are useful in creating homogeneity of the environment.
Patterns of environmental degradation manifest in stages, which both affect the number of yields and weather patterns. High levels of environmental degradation motivate peasant farmers to encroach forests, thereby tampering with biodiversity. Large tracts of potentially arable land are left in dilapidated states due to the altering of the chemistry between the critical elements of nature. The impact of inappropriate policing has, in many instances, led to the collapse of agricultural-based industries over time. Critical evaluation of the circumstances that will be suitable for particular farming activities ought to be appropriated, and that mostly usually calls for the improvement of the older methods of doing things in a gradual manner. Pragmatic policies to the approaches of safeguarding the productivity of land have to be enforced in an era where industrial-scale agricultural practices are common. The Latin America is suffering from the consequences of bad decision making flanked by imperialism, which is a relationship that seeks to entangle a weaker power into submitting into offers that are potentially debilitating to the wellness of a country. The domino effect of the ineffectiveness of the farming methods that were adapted surged through to critical aspects of the countries’ economies, citizen’s personal lives and extensive levels of environmental degradation from soil erosion, deforestation and unreliable weather patterns. Industrial waste from textile factories especially in Mexico’s Malatadora industries have been a subject of concern to Health and Safety organizations globally, with claims of adverse cases of environmental degradation. The unclear laws governing the operations of the textile industries are attributed to the the tax exemption of goods produced by the Mexico-based industries. What has only started as small textile factories turned out to be a complex conglomerate that produces all kinds of producer goods and mechanical products like motor parts. When a company is budding and promising great returns, established capitalists are always ready to bargain for some benefits to run the company. The inadequacy to probe for accountability of activities that lead to the dilapidation of natural resources is the main reason why the enforcement of laws that enable safe farming practices is difficult. Mitigating the advanced levels of degradation is usually limited, due to the high dependency rates between the environment and day to day practices. However, reforestation of the encroached sections of the tropical forests and systematic land rehabilitation could aid the improvement of the situation.