GGR287H5 Lecture Notes - Nutrient Density, Protein Quality, Mulch
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Animals can turn into high quality proteins. Organic waste / crop surplus / damaged crops. Increased food security in subsistence agriculture (> resiliency) Require high quality proteins (vegetarians do not live longer nor are healthier) Dietary transition everywhere when income goes up. Wartime > vegan diets never last rdna goals. Improving efficiency in harsh environments (salt, drought, < nutrient, etc. ) Have done nothing to help poor farmers. Common claim: modern cultivars are empty calories (ie. , lower micro-nutrient density) Seeds larger than they used to be. Absolute quantity of micronutrients might be same. Bit diluted by high increases in starch & protein. Older varieties yield less & more susceptible to disease energy content. Farm as organism , not chemical class organic . Organic defined as what it is not. Food production as it was before 20th c. Nutritious food to allow people to maintain. Organic: beneficial insects & birds, traps, crop rotations, natural pesticides.