Food Security Through Intensive and Organic Farming (OCR GCSE Geography B (Geography for Enquiring Minds)): Flashcards
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Projected global population by 2050
Projected global population by 2050
Nine billion people
What intensive farming uses to produce food
What intensive farming uses to produce food
Machinery & chemicals (fertilizers, herbicides, pesticides)
Definition of agribusiness
Definition of agribusiness
Large companies buying land in LIDCs for profit
Monocultures definition
Monocultures definition
Growing single crops, reduces biodiversity
Main principle of organic farming
Main principle of organic farming
Bans use of chemicals, uses natural methods
Environmental benefit of organic farming
Environmental benefit of organic farming
Increases biodiversity, no chemical pollution
Economic disadvantage of organic farming
Economic disadvantage of organic farming
Lower crop yields, more expensive food
Health impact of intensive farming on workers
Health impact of intensive farming on workers
Exposed to harmful chemical sprays
3 pillars of sustainability (SEE acronym)
3 pillars of sustainability (SEE acronym)
Social, Economic, Environmental
Types of pollution from intensive farming
Types of pollution from intensive farming
Soil, waterways, and air contamination