Food Production I. What are our viable options for increasing food production in
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Question
Food Production
I. What are our viable options for increasing food production in the future?
II. What are the major advantages and problems associated with using biotechnology in food
production?
III.Discuss the causes of famine and severe hunger, and name the geographical areas most threatened by it.
Land Use
I.Name and describe the properties of the three main components of soil texture.
II.What are the different layers, or horizons, that compose the soil profile? What makes each one distinct from the others?
III.Name and describe the four major soil orders listed in this chapter. Where are they mainly found?
IV.What are the main things that plant roots must obtain from the soil? Name and describe a process (natural or unnatural) that can keep plants from obtaining the amounts of each of these things they need for survival.
V.What is organic food, and how is it now certified?
Explanation / Answer
Viable options for increasing food production: Turning towards renewable energy production will reduce the use of farming lands . Increase in the practice of agriculture produces more crops than the estimated number. Conservation of water helps in future to harvest. Conservative climate management is necessary to receive timely rains for agriculture and in turn food production.