GGR287H5 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Nutrient Density, George Monbiot, Bordeaux Mixture
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Lot more people in cities, less famers for long time. Less than 2% of in advanced economy that produce the food: produced, processed and retailed globally travels distances to be produced to consumers likings/preferences o o o. Produce more food on the same amount of land do this in current time. List two other lower-tech types of research associated with this perspective. Describe briefly michael pollan"s compulsory composting scheme and blake hurst"s take on it: partial replacement of human labour by: animal, wind, water, fossil fuels. Irrigation and fertilization water shortage, lack of nutrients: growing multi-cropping, rotations (cereals and leguminous crops) List and discuss briefly four of its key elements. Why does he argue that the green revolution delivered better agricultural and social outcomes in. Asia than in latin america: food prices tell us little about world hunger because high food prices would be particularly damaging in poor countries ( no margin for survival ).
