ENVS 1126 Chapter : Chapter 12 The Production And Distribution Of Food
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Imported food (buy : world food production. Famine severe shortage of food: cafo concentrated animal feeding operation. **preserving endangered species and habitats not important for developing countries tq: plant breeding into water. Poverty closely related to hunger: biofuels renewable fuel made from ethanol and oil derived from crops. 1/3 of u. s. corn is devoted to ethanol production. Biofuels show promise as an alternative fuel, but they also raise the price of corn: vs fossil fuels, gmos inserts desired traits into plants and animals. Gene gun (actual gun) used to push genetic material in cells. 10-90% chance that it will be useable. (bt potatoes) Plants: ex: tomatoes - add and take out parts (genes: maker assisted breeding inserting a gene and sending it out to be tested, pharma crops instead of manufacture in a plant, put them into the farm. Genetic engineering - bt cotton and bt corn were first to be released.
