CONS 101 Lecture 12: CONS 101 LEC 12: UBC INTRO TO CONSERVATION

• School: UBC
• Department: Natural Resources Conservation
• Course: CONS 101
• Professor: Jeanine Rhemtulla

Document Summary

The difference between what we could be yielding on a land if we irrigated and used fertilizers (maximum yield under best management practices) vs. what farmers" actual yield. Why we can"t maximize production and the problems w it: water is limited -> we will run out of water before we run out of land, nutrient pollution -> coastal dead zones. Why is food supply scarce: lots of crops feed animals and cars, unequal distribution of caloric supply -> redistribution requires fixing poverty. Other opportunities: restore productivity to degraded lands.