Week 5 - Diversification

Absolutely. The more mono-crops the easier it is for insects and fungii to form. Diversification in species, especially our food is the only way to guarantee a steady food supply. Have we forgotten the potato famine that devastated Ireland? Mono-crops hurt the soil from lack of rotation and therefore variety in nutrients. They hurt animals and insects that feed on variety and strengthen very specific predators while potentially killing these predators competitors. Diversification not only saves one species but many. If mother nature wanted acres and acres of mono-crops she would grow things that way.