Lecture 1a Flashcards
Issues in Crop Production and Development (Global Context) (12 cards)
True or False:
Crop production uses land resources more than livestock production.
False. Livestock uses more than crop production.
What is the 8th most traded commodity?
Maize corn
What commodity was the 9th most traded?
Wheat
True or False:
Agriculture contributes to carbon emissions specifically livestock.
True
What is the essential input in agricultural production?
Climate
How can you keep perishable food fresh from farm to consumer?
Cold Chain
What commodities take up 60% of our calories?
Rice, Corn, and Wheat
What historical event is the following characteristics:
- Foraging and Hunting
- Fishing
- Nomadic Life
Pre-agriculture
What historical event is the following characteristics:
- Domestication of plants and animals
- Increased population
- Creation of societies
1st Agricultural Revolution/ Neolithic Revolution
What historical event is the following characteristics:
o N-fertilizer (1909)
o Selective Breeding
o Farm Mechanization
o Irrigation
o Increase in agricultural production
o Transition to new manufacturing processes
o Fossil-based fuel as cheap energy source
2nd Agricultural Revolution/ Industrial Revolution (1750-1900)
What historical event is the following characteristics:
o Expanded use of Technologies (irrigation,
fertilizer, pesticides)
o Modern and systematic Breeding Techniques
o Biotechnology - Genetic E/ng’g
o Extensive use of modern HYV , hybrids inc. GMO
o Globalization of food
system
o Fossil fuel based
3rd Agricultural Revolution/ The Green Revolution (1960s)
What historical event is the following characteristics:
o Precision smart farming
o IoT, digitization
o Robotics, AI, drone, satellites
o New breeding techniques (e.g., CRISPR)
o Nanotechnology
4th Agricultural Revolution
