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Food Production
(Terms, pesticide, organic farming) - Coggle Diagram
Food Production
(Terms, pesticide, organic farming)
Food population
- Increasing human population requires an increased food yield
- Increasing food yield is often helped by use of pesticides + fertilisers
Monoculture
- Intensive farming growing the same crop over a large area of land
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Biomagnification
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As pesticides are passed along the food chain , concentration increases.
Bioaccumulation
- Pesticides sprayed onto crops can accumulate in the body of organisms over time
- Organic Farming - Don't spray any chemicals on their crops.
- No fertilisers, No pesticides
Pros
- Heather produce,
- Labour intensive which creates jobs
Cons
- less efficient,
- Inconsistence,
- expensive to manage,
- Reduce water levels