Acronyms
What does FAO stand for?
Food and Agricultural Organization
Can hybrid seeds work well without synthetic fertilizer?
No
What does Monsanto sell?
Seeds
Where was maize (corn) first domesticated?
Mexico and Central America
What does FISP stand for?
The Farm Input Subsidy Program
What is a benefit to inter-cropping?
better for the soil, creates a varied diet
Which program committed governments to at least spend 10% of their budget on agriculture?
Comprehensive African Agricultural Development Program
What does gene-flow mean?
the change in genes of a crop normally due to cross-pollination
What does AGRA stand for?
The Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa
What does an open-pollinated crop mean?
A crop that can transfer its pollen easily through insects, the wind, or other factors
What are the two things that the author says are proven to help small-scale food production?
Farmer co-ops and small-scale irrigation
What was the name of the rural anti-poverty program?
DICONSA
Was irrigation part of AGRAs focus?
No
Can hybrid maize seeds be kept and replanted for several years with the same results? Why or why not?
No, unlike OPV seeds hybrid seeds stop producing as much after a few years
What foundation joined the Rockefeller Foundation and launched the AGRA?
The Gates Foundation
What was one reason that Mexico did not want genetically modified corn to be grown there?
fear of cross-contamination with other corn, health effects, cultural importance of maize in Mexico
What were the two main products that FISP helped small farmers to get?
hybrid maize (corn) and synthetic fertilizer
What was one way the government of Malawi reacted to food shortages?
farm subsidies, investing in small-scale farmers, subsidizing maize and fertilizer
What is the group of industries dealing with agricultural produce and services required in farming?
Agribusiness
A group of fifty-three individuals and twenty-two organizations, in the name of a coalition of farmers, consumers, and environmental groups is called what? (It is in Spanish)
La Demanda Colectiva