Study

Food production

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  • What is malnutrition and what are the effects?
    Malnutrition is when supplies are significantly reduced. Effects: less resistance to deseases
  • Name two economical political factor that contribute to food shortage
    Low capital investment, rapidly racing population, pour distribution, conflicts situations
  • What is the aim of commercial farming?
    To maximize yields in order to achieve the highest profit possible
  • Does organic farming use manufactured chemicals?
    NO
  • What is the difference between intensive and extensive farming?
    Extensive farming produces small amount of agriculture obtained per hectare of land and Intensive produces high input per unit of land to achieve high yields
  • What is land tenure?
    Land tenure is the way in which land is or can be owned
  • What is agricultural technology?
    Is the application of techniques to control the growth and harvesting of animal and vegetable products
  • Are arable farms involved with livestock?
    No
  • What is the meaning of the initials UNEP?
    United nations environment problems
  • In which way has irrigation enabled farming?
    It has enabled farming to flourish in the dry southwest
  • Name the different types of food aids
    Relief food aid, program food aid and project food aid
  • Why does a farm require a range of inputs?
    So that the processes that take place on the farm can be carried out
  • What impacts did the green revolution have in the post 1960 period
    The green revolution was seen as the solution to the food problem in many parts of the developing world