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Ag 5.9-5.12
Words from learning objective 5.9-5.12
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Global Supply Chain | a system of organizations, people, technology, activities, information and resources involved in moving a product or service from supplier to customer. Supply chain activities transform natural resources, raw materials and components into a finished product that is delivered to the end customer |
| export | A good or service produced in the home country and sold in another country. |
| commodity | a raw material or primary agricultural product that can be bought and sold, such as copper or coffee. |
| consumption patterns | how consumers buy and consume a particular product |
| desertification | the gradual transformation of habitable land into desert |
| soil salinization | salt buildup in the soil |
| slash and burn agriculture | Another name for shifting cultivation, so named because fields are cleared by slashing the vegetation and burning the debris. |
| terraces | step like ledges cut into mountains to make land suitable for farming |
| deforestation | The removal of trees faster than forests can replace themselves. |
| wetlands | a lowland area, such as a marsh or swamp, that is saturated with moisture, especially when regarded as the natural habitat of wildlife. |
| agricultural innovations | involved the development of new farming methods, such as irrigations, that increased crop yields |
| biotechnology | A form of technology that uses living organisms, usually genes, to modify products, to make or modify plants and animals, or to develop other microorganisms for specific purposes. |
| genetically modified organisms | crops that carry new traits that have been inserted through advanced genetic engineering methods |
| aquaculture (aquafarming) | the rearing of aquatic animals or the cultivation of aquatic plants for food. |
| biodiversity | the variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem. |
| urban farming | The growing of fruits, herbs, and vegetables and raising animals in towns and cities, a process that is accompanied by many other activities such as processing and distributing food, collecting and reusing food waste. |
| organic farming | the use of natural substances rather than chemical fertilizers and pesticides to enrich the soil and grow crops |
| fair trade | trade in which fair prices are paid to producers in developing countries. |
| value added crops | entails changing a raw agricultural product into something new through packaging, processing, cooling, drying, extracting or any other type of process that differentiates the product from the original raw commodity. Examples: orange juice, bacon, bagged salad mix, artisan bread, things that are worth way more than the product used to make them |
| food insecurity | a condition in which people do not have adequate access to food |
| food desert | An area in a developed country where healthy food is difficult to obtain |
| suburbanization | The process of population movement from within towns and cities to the rural-urban fringe. |
| women in agriculture | • Women were gatherers in Paleolithic hunting and gathering days • As gatherers, women knew plants and watched plants • Thus, it is not surprising that women were important contributors to the agricultural revolution because they were likely the gender who gathered edible plants and knew where grains grew |
| subsidy | A government payment that supports a business or market |
| greenbelt | A ring of land maintained as parks, agriculture, or other types of open space to limit the sprawl of an urban area. |
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