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Question 1

Aeroponics

Answer 1

Growing plants in an air or mist environment without the use of soil.

Question 2

Biotechnology

Answer 2

The manipulation (through genetic engineering) of living organisms to produce
useful commercial products (such as pest resistant crops and new bacterial
strains).

Question 3

Famine

Answer 3

A widespread, serious, shortage of food. In the worst cases it can lead to
starvation and even death.

Question 4

Food insecurity

Answer 4

Being without reliable access to a sufficient quantity of affordable, nutritious
food. More than 800 million people live every day with hunger or food insecurity.

Question 5

Food security

Answer 5

When people at all times have access to sufficient, safe, nutritious food to
maintain a healthy and active life

Question 6

Hydroponics

Answer 6

A method of growing plants using mineral nutrient solutions, in water, without
soil.

Question 7

Irrigation

Answer 7

Applying water to land in order to supply crops and other plants with necessary
water.

Question 8

Permaculture

Answer 8

A system of agricultural and social design principles based upon or directly using
patterns and features observed in natural ecosystems.

Question 9

Sustainable development

Answer 9

Development that meets the needs of the present without limiting the ability of
future generations to meet their own needs.

Question 10

Sustainable food supply

Answer 10

Food that is produced in ways that avoid damaging natural resources, provide
social benefits such as good quality food and safe and healthy products, and
contribute to local economies.

Question 11

The new green revolution

Answer 11

A combination of modern technology, traditional knowledge and an emphasis on
farming, social and agro-ecological systems as well as yields, especially in poorer
countries. At the same time, it emphasizes alternative approaches and improved
farm management and information systems in order to minimise environmental
damage from external inputs and benefit poor farmers and marginal areas
bypassed by the original green revolution.

Question 12

Undernutrition

Answer 12

This occurs when people do not eat enough nutrients to cover their needs for
energy and growth, or to maintain a healthy immune system

Question 13

Urban farming

Answer 13

The growing of fruits, herbs, and vegetables and raising animals in towns and
cities, a process that is accompanied by many other activities such as processing
and distributing food, collecting and reusing food waste.