 From VOA Learning English, this is the Agriculture Report in Special English. Agriculture produces a lot of the greenhouse gases that scientists link to rising temperatures and climate change. Agriculture can also be hurt by the effects of climate change. A new report says high temperatures and unpredictable weather are disrupting agriculture in many parts of the world. The report is called Innovations in Sustainable Agriculture, supporting climate-friendly food production. The World Watch Institute in Washington published it. The report suggests ways that the agriculture industry could reduce its effects on the environment. Danielle Nirenberg was one of the report's authors. She says industrial agriculture uses a lot of fossil fuels. She says the chemicals used in fertilizers, pesticides, and transportation depend on fossil fuels. Danielle Nirenberg says animal production has an especially big effect on the environment. She knows that the amount of meat being eaten in countries like Brazil, China, and India is growing. As a result, more industrial animal facilities or factory farms are being built in the developing world. Those big farms need fossil fuels to operate. They also require long-distance transportation. She said all those things can contribute to climate change. The report recommends six land and water use practices that it says are sustainable. These include growing trees on farmland to reduce soil erosion and planting cover crops to make soil less affected by drought, heat, and pests. Other recommended practices include recycling wastewater in cities, drip irrigation, and replacing chemical with natural fertilizer. For VOA Learning English, I'm Laurel Bowman.