ENVS 2130 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Intercropping, Neonicotinoid, Global Warming Potential
6 Apr 2017
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A calorie is defined as the amount of energy needed to raise 1 gram of water 1 degree. The agri-food industry: primary sector, secondary sector, tertiary sector. Plant production, animal production, aquaculture and commercial fisheries. Also includes non-commercial food sources (home gardens), (food harvested from wild a. k. a hunter gatherers: caribou, seal, fish, berries) 16% of total manufacturing sector"s gdp in 2003 (98. 8 billion in sales) In ontario: ontario ministry of agriculture, food and rural affairs. Produce 1. 5% of the food in the world. Canada is the world"s largest producer and exporter of flax seed, canola, and durum wheat. Top 5 agri-exports: non-durum wheat, canola, lentils, soybeans and durum wheat. Top 5 seafood exports: lobster (not frozen), frozen lobster, frozen crab, atlantic salmon, U. s is source of 61% of imported foods. Only about 5% of canada"s land is free from severe constraints (or limitations) to crop production. The canada land inventory defines dependable agriculture land as land designated as.
