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A summary of food and agriculture on Earth. Includes ancient and modern practices, ways to reduce food waste, the impacts of agriculture on land etc.

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Food and agriculture


Factors that influence our food choices
 Nourishment
 Taste
 Convenience
 Social factors
 Physical needs
 Cultural beliefs and values




Agriculture: the process of cultivating plants and domesticating animals for consumption



Historical agriculture
 Animal domestication
 Selective breeding
 10’000 years ago
o Carrying capacity = 30 million people
o Hunting and gathering

 6’000 years ago
o Canals and dams for irrigation (Egyptian)
o Organic matter for fertilizer (Chinese)

 2’000 years ago
o Crop rotation (Romans)




Modern agricultural practices
 Genetic manipulation (ie GMO’s)
o Identify trait of interest -> isolate the trait of interests genetics -> insert the
trait of interest into another genome -> grow the GMO -> reproduction or
replication of the modified genome
 The Green Revolution
 Synthetic fertilizers and pesticides
 Gas- or diesel-powered farm equipment
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Sherman, Daniel J., Montgomery, David R. Environmental Science and Sustainability
Publisher: 2020 ISBN: 9780393422108 Edition: Unknown

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