GGR287H5 Study Guide - Final Guide: Hydraulic Press, Vegetable Oil, Subsistence Agriculture
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According to your professor, what are the basic characteristics of subsistence agriculture(or globally-important. Basic characteristics of subsistence: small farm size & continuous production, maximum use of local resources. Vertical coordination (or marketing contracts: synchronization of successives stages of production & marketing, with respect to. Quality timing of product flows: pre-scheduled. Quantities time of delivery: (mostly livestock) commodity buyer sets input specifications. (often) provide inputs (veterinary services, feed, & young animals) What is the rationale behind production and marketing contracts: to increase efficiency. To obtain (or reduce the cost of) financing. What other alternative approach to using soybeans as animal food is currently being examined? the defining characteristic of oilseeds: soybeans, canola (rapeseed, sunflower, sesame, peanut flax . Main canadian contribution to the oilseed industry: red fife (hard spring red wheat) Most canadian sunflowers grown: most canadian production occurs in southern manitoba.
