Unit 5 Part 2 Flashcards
What is Agribusiness?
Agribusiness refers to the businesses involved in the production, processing, and distribution of agricultural products.
What is a Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation (CAFO)?
A CAFO is a large-scale industrial agricultural facility that raises animals in confined spaces.
What is a Cool Chain?
A Cool Chain is a temperature-controlled supply chain that ensures perishable goods are kept at optimal temperatures.
What is the Von Thunen Model?
The Von Thunen Model explains agricultural land use in relation to distance from a market, with different types of farming located at varying distances based on transportation costs.
What is a Global Supply Chain?
A Global Supply Chain is a network of production and distribution processes that spans multiple countries.
What is an Export Commodity?
An Export Commodity is a product that is produced in one country and sold to another.
What is Deforestation?
Deforestation is the clearing or thinning of forests, often for agricultural or urban development.
What is Desertification?
Desertification is the process by which fertile land becomes desert, typically as a result of drought, deforestation, or inappropriate agriculture.
What is Irrigation/Irrigated Agriculture?
Irrigation is the artificial application of water to soil for the purpose of crop production.
What is an Aquifer?
An Aquifer is a geological formation that can store and transmit groundwater.
What is Sustainable Agriculture?
Sustainable Agriculture is farming that meets current food needs without compromising future generations’ ability to do the same.
What are GMOs?
GMOs, or Genetically Modified Organisms, are organisms whose genetic material has been altered using genetic engineering.
What is Aquaculture?
Aquaculture is the farming of aquatic organisms, including fish, crustaceans, and plants.
What are Value-Added Specialty Crops?
Value-Added Specialty Crops are crops that have been processed or enhanced to increase their market value.
What is Fair Trade?
Fair Trade is a trading partnership that seeks greater equity in international trade, focusing on fair wages and working conditions.
What is Community-Supported Agriculture?
Community-Supported Agriculture (CSA) is a system where consumers buy shares of a farm’s harvest in advance.
What are Local-Food Movements/Slow Food?
Local-Food Movements and Slow Food advocate for the consumption of locally produced food and sustainable farming practices.
What is a Food Desert?
A Food Desert is an area with limited access to affordable and nutritious food.
What is Food Security?
Food Security is the state where all people have physical, social, and economic access to sufficient, safe, and nutritious food.
