Lecture 10/05

Question 1

How do we decrease the yield gap?

Answer 1

defensive technologies to protect the yield
-increasing yield potential
-reducing waste
-changing diets in moderation

Question 1

Positives of green revolution

Answer 1

the crossing of short stiff wheat with the best wheats from mexico alleviated the scarity of food

Question 2

Negatives of green revolution

Answer 2

environmental harm and overexploiting of farmland and agriculture
-food waste
-overexploitation of the soil

Question 3

Conservation farming

Answer 3

farming systems that permits minimum soil disturbance, maintenance of soil covered and divsericiation of plant species

Question 4

3 principles of conservation farming

Answer 4

-minimun mehcanical soil distrubance
-permanent organic soil cover
-species dicersification

Question 5

Organic agriculture

Answer 5

System that relied on ecosystem management rather than external agricultural inputs
-very minimum external inputs from agricultural end

Question 6

Transgenic plants

Answer 6

genetically modified

Question 7

Possible uses of transgenic plants

Answer 7

extending the reproduction time period
-annual to perennial
-plants can survive harsher conditions

Question 8

Negative uses of transgenic plants

Answer 8

could bring nee allergens into food that people are sensitive to

Question 9

How does agriculture in WI alleviate some prevalent health problems

Answer 9

High glucan in oats and increased fiber intake for the consumer
Orange maize with beta carotene, so people are getting extra vitamin A

Question 10

What are the5 research programs of CIMMYT

Answer 10

Sustainable agrifood systems
Wheat
Maize
Dryland Crops
Genetic resources

Question 11

CoCA: Cost of Calorie Adequacy

Answer 11

Minimum cost to meet energy requirements using the least cost available starchy staple food in each country
-0.79

Question 12

CoNA: Cost of nutrient adequacy

Answer 12

Minimum cost to meet energy and nutrient requirements
- 2.34

Question 13

CoRD: cost of recommended diet

Answer 13

Minimum cost to meet food based dietary guidelines, based on food group classifications
3.75

Question 14

Vitamin A deficiency

Answer 14

night blindness, corrneal scarring

Question 15

Vitamin A foods

Answer 15

meat and vegtables

Question 16

Iron

Answer 16

red meat, fish, poultry
lentils, beans, leafy vegetables

Question 17

Zinc

Answer 17

oysters and animal proteins
beans, nuts, whole grains

Question 18

Efforts to alleviate malnutrition

Answer 18

supplementation- pills
micronutrients in staple foods
equal or better agronomic performace of biofortified crops

Question 19

Effects of prridge preparation

Answer 19

25% loss of beta carotene

Question 20

Why is agriculture important for development

Answer 20

Agriculture generates ave 29% of GDP
Agriculture employs 65% of labor workforce
Increase access to assets
Household assets determine the ability to participate in this progression out from poverty
Increasing assets may require affirmative action to include disadvantaged groups
Assets: land, water, education, health