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5.2. TERRESTRIAL FOOD PRODUCTION SYSTEMS AND FOOD CHOICES (Types of…

- - - - Improved technology of agriculture
        
        mixed cropping and interplanting conserves water and the soil
        
        No plow tillage, drilling seeds into the stubble of previous crop also conserves water and soil
        
        plant buffer zones around agricultural land to absorb nutrient run-off - also provides habitat for wild life
        
        trickle irrigation - less wasteful of water
      - Alter what we grow
        
        GM foods
        
        aquaculture and hydroponics
        
        soil conservation measures
      - Reduce food waste by improving storage and distribution
      - Monitoring and control
        
        governmental and intergovernmental bodies - regulate imports and exports to reduce unsustainable agricultural practices
        
        by multinational and national food corporations to raise standards and practices on their supplier farms
        
        by individuals in NGO pressure groups
      - change attitude towards food and our diets
        
        eat different crops
        
        eat less meat
        
        improve education about food
        
        increase consumption of insects - big protein source that reproduces rapidly and in large numbers