Identify the effects of agro-industrialization and changes in international production and consumption on the physical environment.
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Watch this video and makes notes in the comment section, here are some guidelines for you.
What examples of agro- industrialization can you see in the video.
What environmental problems could be generated?
Working in pairs. Once you have watched the video choose another from the choices at the end. Please review you chosen video in the same way in the comment box. Please make sure you do not review the same video as another person in the class.
ndustrial farming is a form of modern farming that refers to the industrialized production of livestock, poultry, fish, and crops. The methods of industrial agriculture are technoscientific, economic, and political. They include innovation in agricultural machinery and farming methods, genetic technology, techniques for achieving economies of scale in production, the creation of new markets for consumption, the application of patent protection to genetic information, and global trade. These methods are widespread in developed nations and increasingly prevalent worldwide. Most of the meat, dairy, eggs, fruits, and vegetables available in supermarkets are produced using these methods of industrial agriculture. From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Industrial_agriculture
ReplyDeleteof or relating to production (as of power for industry and water for irrigation) for both industrial and agricultural purposes
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Chloe and Jero
‘Agroindustrialization’ comprises three related sets of changes: 1 growth of commercial, off-farm agro-processing, distribution, and input provision activities; 2 institutional and organizational change in the relations between farms and firms both upstream and downstream, such as a marked increased in vertical integration and contract-based procurement; and 3 related changes in product composition, technologies, and sectoral and market structure (Reardon and Barrett, 2000). The actual and potential environmental effect of these changes have been sparsely documented to date. There does not seem to have been any attempt at a reasonably general analysis of the pathways by which such effects might occur or of the instruments governments might have at their disposal to influence these pathways. This essay is meant to fill the latter gap while the articles and policy forum that follow provide more detailed findings and perspectives on constituent issues.
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By Cassidy & Jeremy Engel
Deletehttp://dictionary.reference.com/browse/agro-industrialization
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1.
to industrialize the agriculture of: to agro-industrialize a developing nation.
2.
to convert or organize into an agro-industry: to agro-industrialize livestock production.
verb (used without object)
3.
to become an agro-industry.
Agro-industrialisation: The globalisation and industrialisation of farming on a large scale. The characteristics of these farms include:
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Use of machinery
Often specialisation in one or a limited number of products (monoculture)
IT management systems
Intensive use of chemicals
Low labour inputs in comparison to outputs
Often owned by agrobusiness companies (many of which are TNCs)
Maybe vertically integrated with food processing companies.
Class definition: Large Scale industrialization of agricultural production, stimulated by economical and technological advancements
ReplyDeleteEmphasis towards capital input, but there is a shrinking of human labour input
DeleteWhat EXAMPLES of agro-industrialization can you see in the video?
ReplyDelete• Precision Agriculture
o Use satellite data to provide information
o Use technology for farming = electricity
o Help offset cost
o People with technology skills will be useful
• Field mapping and soil sampling using GPS
Amanda and I: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzbOnrLDuxY
ReplyDeleteWhat environmental problems could be generated?
1. Using technology for farming uses electricity and things like tractors may generate pollution
2. Overuse of land
3. Fertilizers and pesticides may lead to leaching and eutrophication
4. Genetic modification may lead to mutation/disease to other plants and wipe them out
5. Use of biological pests may attack other plants
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ReplyDelete• Vegetable seeds
• Seedless pepper (sweet, not spicy)
• Shorten industrialized production of pants from seeds – 1 billion plants a year
• Orient seeds – genetic improvements of cucurbit crops (watermelon, squash, cucumbers)
• Molecular markers – interest of farmers in mind
o Phenom – Networkers – data management for statistical analysis of plant breeding – move in
o Algorithm – selective breeding = better hybrids selected
• Beneficial insects for biological control = excellent after sale service
• E.P. Enhanced Pliody (none GM) = improve productivity by 10% of Grapes, seeds, rice and also energy crops
--By Cassidy & Jeremy Engel--
ReplyDeleteUsing Precision Farming in the Fields:
- Ag-technology
- GPS & soil sampling -> testing different soil types
- Farmers saving money and getting more crops
- Can help farmers get better precision agriculture, better crop output
- Minimise risk, maximise profit
- Determining factors: variety selection, weed and pest management, nutrient management, and irrigation
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w93VXZDnzKs
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