Rural Landscapes Flashcards
Benefits of Growing Jatropha?
- Can grow in poor soils
- Provides extra income for the farmer
- Jatropha is carbon neutral
- Requires less water
Challenges of Growing Jatropha?
- Plants take 3-5 years to reach maturity
- There is a shortage of Jatropha seeds
- The seeds are poisonous for both humans and animals
Advantages of Mechanisation?
- Farms have lower costs and more yield
- Indian govt reduced price of tractors
- Rental schemes set up to rent the equipment
Disadvantages of Mechanisation?
- Farmers need to borrow money to access
- Rural unemployment increases
what is organic farming?
Production of crops and livestock without the use of chemical fertilizers, pesticides or drugs and the care of animal welfare.
what are the challenges of organic farming?
-Time,money and effort to get started
-pressure from consumers to produce high amounts of products
How is organic farming better for the environment?
-Pesticides and chemicals are not used which means they don’t end up in natural waters.
Why is peat land restoration important?
-Drinking water filtered through peat
-peat is a carbon store
-peat grows sphagnum moss which is food for birds
what are challenges of peat land restoration?
-applying takes along time
what is the impacts of new technology in developing countries?
In India, new tractors allow farmers to do their work quickly.
however, mechanization can lead to unemployment as workers used to do the labour jobs.
what are the impacts of biofuels in developing countries (India)?
-biofuels ensure farms are clean and safe
-Gives access to clean reliable power
-Tress don’t need to be removed for fuel, so they protect soil for erosion
Why do people disagree with genetically modified crops?
-It may be bad for the environment
what are the benefits of genetically modified crops?
-reliable harvest as they wont die from disease
-Can be grown in poor conditions with less water
