GEOG 2EI3 Lecture 18: Lecture 18 Farm for the future.docx
2 May 2012
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Oil we need will be in few supply: fuel prices affecting farms. Not ploughing (damage caused to the life in the soil feast of the birds). After 20 years of the same treatment no life and no birds too much damage done. Farming is difficult, depends on food shortages, oil prices. Farms including organic farms are dependent on fossil fuels (particularly oil) and thus are not sustainable. Oil crisis will have a huge impact on every aspect of life. We would starve if we didn"t have any oil in the world. All the alternative technologies wont replace fossil fuels according to some. Even gm crops are utterly dependent on fossil fuels. Food system can collapse in both poorly developed and rich countries. Back then horses were used for heavy work vs modern tractors (which use fuel) Today oil (tractors) can use 400 horse power, before it was only 2 horses.
