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What was the main goal of the Green Revolution?
To produce more food, more efficiently, and at a lower cost to address growing populations and food shortages.
What are the main strategies used in the Green Revolution?
Developing high-yielding crop varieties, using new fertilizers and pesticides, and improving irrigation techniques.
What is a key environmental challenge associated with the Green Revolution?
Increased reliance on petroleum, pesticide use, fertilizer runoff, and soil degradation.
What are the benefits of GMOs?
Improved crop quality, pest resistance, and herbicide tolerance.
What are the concerns about GMOs?
Potential health effects and environmental impacts on biodiversity and herbicide-resistant weeds.
How does industrial agriculture impact family farms?
It leads to the decline of traditional family farms due to a focus on efficiency and high yields.
How does food production relate to population growth?
As population grows, the demand for food increases, putting pressure on agricultural systems.
How does agriculture contribute to climate change?
Agriculture is a major contributor to greenhouse gas emissions through machinery, fertilizers, and land use.
What is the impact of GMOs on biodiversity?
Widespread use of GMOs can reduce biodiversity and create monocultures, which are more vulnerable to pests and diseases.
Why is sustainable agriculture important?
Recognizes the long-term costs of industrial farming and aims to minimize environmental impact.
How can crop rotation promote sustainability?
Improves soil health, reduces pest pressure, and increases biodiversity, minimizing environmental impact.
How can integrated pest management (IPM) promote sustainability?
Reduces reliance on chemical pesticides by using biological controls and other methods.
How can cover cropping promote sustainability?
Protects soil from erosion, improves soil fertility, and suppresses weeds.
How can reducing food waste promote sustainability?
Decreases demand for agricultural production, conserves resources, and reduces greenhouse gas emissions.
How can promoting local food systems promote sustainability?
Reduces transportation emissions, supports local economies, and increases access to fresh food.
How can using organic farming practices promote sustainability?
Avoids synthetic fertilizers and pesticides, improving soil health and reducing environmental pollution.
How can conserving water in agriculture promote sustainability?
Reduces water scarcity, protects aquatic ecosystems, and improves irrigation efficiency.
How can promoting agroforestry promote sustainability?
Integrates trees into agricultural systems, improving soil health, sequestering carbon, and providing habitat for wildlife.
How can supporting small-scale farmers promote sustainability?
Preserves traditional farming practices, promotes biodiversity, and strengthens rural communities.
How can reducing meat consumption promote sustainability?
Decreases demand for livestock production, reducing greenhouse gas emissions and land use.
Define Green Revolution.
A major push to increase agricultural production worldwide starting in the late 1960s.
Who is Norman Borlaug?
Plant breeder, 'Father of the Green Revolution,' Nobel Peace Prize winner for high-yielding crop varieties.
Define GMO.
Organisms whose genetic material has been altered through genetic engineering.
What is industrial agriculture?
Farming focused on efficiency and high yields, often involving large-scale monoculture.
What is sustainable agriculture?
Farming that aims to minimize environmental impact and focuses on long-term soil health and biodiversity.
Define monoculture.
Growing a single crop on a large scale.
What is herbicide tolerance?
The ability of a crop to survive exposure to herbicides.
Define pesticide.
A substance used to kill pests, especially insects.
What is selective breeding?
Choosing plants with desirable traits over many generations.
What is soil degradation?
The decline in soil quality due to improper use, usually for agricultural, industrial or urban purposes.