crop destruction
Ruining planted fields
Crop destruction is the deliberate or catastrophic ruin of agricultural plants.
It may result from natural disasters, pest infestations, warfare, or intentional acts like arson or sabotage.
Historically, destroying an enemy's crops has been a military tactic to starve populations or weaken economies: The army engaged in systematic crop destruction during the campaign.
Insurance policies often cover crop destruction from hail, flood, or disease.
- blightPlant disease causing decay
- famineSevere food shortage
- locustsSwarming crop-destroying grasshoppers
- plague of locustsMass insect agricultural disaster
- droughtProlonged water scarcity
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