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Ch 12
What are some of the environmental and socioeconomic problems with conventional agriculture?
Pesticides, fertilizers and other toxic farm chemicals can poison fresh water, marine ecosystems, air and soil
What are Roundup ready crops?
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What are the types of deficiencies people face in developing nations that are related to agriculture and food supply? What are some reasons why?
inadequate capital, lack of skills, lack of work motivation
What are GMOs? How are they created? What are some of the different types of GMOs discussed in class? How do they relate to the “Precautionary Principle”?
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What does sustainable agriculture look like?
Building healthy soil and preventing erosion. Managing water wisely. Minimizing air and water pollution. Storing carbon on farms.
Describe slash and burn agriculture. Where is this usually conducted and how?
Slash-and-burn agriculture is often used by tropical-forest root-crop farmers in various parts of the world, for animal grazing in South and Central America, and by dry-rice cultivators in the forested hill country of Southeast Asia. The ash provides some fertilization, and the plot is relatively free of weeds.
How do subsistence and modern farming differ?
In subsistence agriculture, small-scale farming is primarily grown for consumption by the farmer and their family
What revolutions were most related to agriculture and food supply?
The First Agricultural Revolution, or the Neolithic Revolution
What are the farming conservation methods discussed in class?
nutrient management, conservation tillage, cover crops, field-edge filter strips, and fences to exclude livestock from streams
How do transgenic vs. marker-assisted breeding differ.
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What is biofuel? Why is it problematic?
direct land use change by cutting down forest or digging up grassland releases a lot of CO2 from biomass and soil, and harms wildlife