New thinking and future of agriculture

Question 1

we will grow more food in the next ____ years than in all previous history of humanity and agriculture

Answer 1

50

Question 2

Things that make the food supply system chain more complicated

Answer 2

more people with more money that live longer
increasingly urban, non-agrarian with complex food demands

Question 3

what is important about the calories that are produced in the future

Answer 3

It is not just about the production of calories, it is about producing a well-rounded diet for everyone

Question 4

main factors that affect food prices

Answer 4

wars, civil unrest, weather (mainly weather)

Question 5

heterosis

Answer 5

genetically uniform F1 generation hybrids

Question 6

apomixis

Answer 6

seeds without sex

Question 7

What trait are they trying to breed the modern crops to have

Answer 7

we want bigger, more dynamic roots

Question 8

Canadian no till agriculture absorbs the equivalent of CO2 from _________ cars annually

Answer 8

2 million

Question 9

gene editing; CRISPR technology

Answer 9

allows for specific cuts of DNA that allow for many things

Question 10

types of DNA changes possible with CRISPR

Answer 10

indel mutations, gene deletion, gene insertion or replacement, gene correction

Question 11

example of gene editing

Answer 11

blight resistant potatoes
the golden rice project

Question 12

how does wifi and cell phones help developing countries

Answer 12

undeveloped countries can use solar panels to charge phones. Apps allow access to different ag needs (identify pathogens/pest, access to knowledge without education

Question 13

vertical farming

Answer 13

tall buildings with greenhouse outside, other farming inner core, integrated farming models

Question 14

benefits of vertical farming

Answer 14

recycling and utilization of wastes from one production for another
local fresh food in cities
Mixed-use tall buildings

Question 15

problem with vertical farming

Answer 15

how we will have to supplement with light during winter

Question 16

factors included in vertical farms in urban environments

Answer 16

controlled environments
integrated farming
waste reduction
energy generation
rural to urban shift
urban farmers
pathogen containment may be difficult
avoid seasons and weather

Question 17

problems to solve with vertical farming

Answer 17

economic feasibility (expensive to start, maybe not very energy sufficient)
Environment is hard to manage (pathogen outbreaks
waste management
is it sustainable

Question 18

benefits to vertical farming

Answer 18

urban ag sovereignty
controlled environment, making yield predictable
organic produce, reduced fertilizer and pesticide
could be more sustainable if run and built right

Question 19

wastewater treatment

Answer 19

decreases organic matter and number of microorganisms in human waste-impacted water

Question 20

example of wastewater treatments

Answer 20

constructed wetlands. Built by engineers to mimic natural processes in rivers (except intensified and controlled)

Question 21

anaerobic digestion

Answer 21

reduces amount of sludge for disposal and turns it into fertilizer for ag
does produce methane

Question 22

way to improve composting

Answer 22

source separation, recycling, combined urban composting and water waste

Question 23

source separation

Answer 23

reduction of waste into separate recycling paths that separate compostable from non-compostable

Question 24

recycling

Answer 24

recovery of material that helps energy recover and improve ecosystem health

Question 25

composting

Answer 25

large scale controlled decomposition process with complex microbiology

Question 26

what process does composting resemble

Answer 26

fermentation