Food Lecture Flashcards
What shape is the historical human population curve?
J-Shaped Curve
How much has the human population increased in the last 40 years? (according to the historical human population curve)
3 to 6 billion in the last 40 years
Up to _______ people consume less than the minimum critical diet and face hunger _____.
billion; daily.
How many million deaths a year are caused from malnutrition and starvation?
There are 18 to 20 million deaths a year from malnutrition and starvation
In the US alone there are ______ chronically hungry people.
In the US alone, there are 20 mil
In the 1950s how many million tons of grain were produced worldwide and how many acres were used?
In 1950 - 692 million tons and 1.7 billion acres
In the 1992 how many million tons of grain were produced worldwide and how many acres were used?
In 1992 - 1.9 billion tons and 1.73 billion acres
When comparing the worldwide grain production in the 1950s and 1992 how much did grain production increase?
170% increase in grain production from 1 % more land.
What entails Traditional Agriculture?
- small farms
- animal labor
- low use of chemicals and irrigation
- natural plant varieties
What entails Industrialized Agriculture?
- large farms
- fossil-fuel driven machinery
- intense use of pesticides, fertilizer and irrigation
- high-yield plant varieties
60 Years Fighting Hunger….
Norman E. Borlaug
What are the 4 steps that made up the Green Revolution?
1) High yield, pest resistant crops
2) Intensive use of
Who was involved in the Cooperative Agricultural Program (1943-1960)? What was the goals?
Mexican Government- Rockefeller Foundation;
- research focus to increase yields and production
- Mexican scientists
What do the wheat seed shipments to Asia procedure look like?
- 1965: Seeds to India and Pakistan 200 tons to India
- 1968: Pakistan becomes self sufficient
- 1974: India becomes self-sufficient
- 1980s: India exports grain!
What is the estimated growth in Worldwide fertilizer use in 1960-2020?
increasing!
