The pocket of sunshine's energy...

这种累积的太阳能
Chased away the specter of drought that stalked farmland.

使耕地免于干旱的困扰
No spring escapes the demands of agriculture,

灌溉满足了农业的需要
Which accounts for 70% of humanity's water consumption.

这消耗了人类用水量的70%
In nature, everything is linked.

自然界的一切都是关联的
The expansion of cultivated land and single-crop farming...

耕地的扩张和单一作物种植
Encouraged the development of parasites.

加速害虫扩张
Pesticides, another gift of the petrochemical revolution,

杀虫剂石油化工革命的另一产物
Exterminated them.

杀死害虫
Bad harvests and famine became a distant memory.

歉收与饥荒成为遥远的回忆
The biggest headache now...

目前最严重的问题是
Was what to do with the surpluses engendered by modern agriculture.

如何处理现代农业带来的过剩盈余