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Case Study: Golden Rice: Grains of Hope or an Illusion?
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1. What makes golden rice different from
traditional rice? Why would this be an
advantage?
Eating 200-300 grams (about 1101.5 cups) of their
latest golden rice strain per day should provide
enough vitamin A to prevent blindness and
susceptibility to common Childhood infections.
2. What areas of the world would most
benefit from the use of golden rice?
Support your answer.
LDC's because food is limited there became at the
maid growth of population.
Section 12-1: What is food security and why is it difficult to attain?
1. Compare and contrast the terms: chronic
under nutrition and chronic malnutrition.
Where do most people suffering from
under nutrition and malnutrition live? Why
do you think this is?
Chronic Under nutrition: Where people who
cannot grow or buy enough food to meet their
basic energy needs suffer.
Chronic Malnutrition: deficiencies or protein and
Other key nutrients.
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Iron: Anemia
Vitamin A: Deficiency
Iodine: goiter
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Croplands.
Oceanic fisheries
these systems?
The green revolution started in 1950. There was
an increase of 88% of the global food production.
The green revolution has caused many issues like
pollution and degradation.
9. Describe agribusiness and list its impacts
on the environment. The green revolution
ocean in 1950 and Wd s
Agribusiness is a small number of giant
multinational corporations who continue to
increase their control on
10. What role do genetically modified
organisms play in modern agriculture?
List both the Advantages and
disadvantages of using GMOs.
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Section 12-4: How can we protect crops from pests more sustainably?
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Intensive agriculture increases use or human and
animal labor as well as fertiliser and human.
agriculture increases use or human and animal
labor as well as fertiliser and human.
Labor and animals to produce crops for the
farmers Labor and animals to produce crops for
the farmers family And a little to sea Traditional
Intensive agriculture increases use or human and
animal labor as well as fertiliser and human.
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farmers family And a little to sea Traditional
Intensive agriculture increases use or human and
animal labor as well as fertiliser and human.
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agriculture increases use or human and animal
labor as well as fertiliser and human.
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