food production Flashcards
1
Q
what can famine be caused by:
A
- droughts
- crop failure
- new pathogens and pests
2
Q
what factors can affect food security?
A
- increasing birth rate
- changing diets
- new pests
- conflict
3
Q
what does agriculture today include?
A
- growing crops for humans and livestock
- growing crops for fuel
- raising animals to be killed
- raising animals to produce food products
4
Q
what does sustainable food production mean?
A
producing enough food to support the human population without using resources faster than they can be renewed/replaced
5
Q
what does intesive farming result in?
A
a maximum yield
6
Q
what does intensive farming require?
A
- large scale machinery
- chemical fertilisers
- chemical pesticides
- antibiotics
- removal of hedgerow
7
Q
what are the side effects
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