Vocabulary
Grow crops and raise live-stock to meet the immediate needs of their families. Many different agricultural products are produced.
Subsistence Farming
The three interconnected elements of 'sustainability'.
Environment, Economy, Society
Most of Canada's crop farming takes place in which three provinces?
Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta (Prairies)
The process of growing crops along horizontal rows that can stack on top of one another and does not typically require soil is known as:
Vertical Farming
Production of agricultural products for sale ($). These are usually on large farms and sold to local and world markets. Usually mono-crops (one crop).
Cash-Crop Farming (Monocrop)
How much of our total food supply is wasted globally?
1/3 or 33% or 1.3 billion tons
Which province has the most beef cattle operations?
Alberta
Roof-top farms, gardens, vertical farming, and greenhouses are all examples of:
Urban Farming
An extreme form of hunger in which people suffer from a serious, or total, lack of essential vitamins and minerals. The body wastes away as tissue is consumed to provide protein and energy.
Starvation
How much of Earth's land has good conditions for growing crops?
10%
In British Columbia, farmers typically produce large amounts of _____________ & ______________.
fruits & vegetables
This type of food requires the least amount of land-use and provides a significant amount of protein.
Insects/Bugs
Farming land with a large amount of labour and capital (money) to produce a higher crop-yield. This includes incorporating advancements in technology to increase their production.
Ex: synthetic fertilizers, pesticides, genetic modification, irrigation systems, heavy machinery (tractors & combines), and genetic modification
Intensive Farming
What percentage of our global water use is directed towards 'agriculture'?
70-80%
Which two provinces produce the majority of our dairy products?
Ontario & Quebec
The film 'Biggest little Farm' changed from a monoculture farm of land use to a _______________ farm.
Polyculture
A temporary situation in which a country or region does not have enough available food to feed its population.
Famine
When implementing ___________________, 40% of the Earth's land is capable of growing food and raising livestock.
Best Management Practices
The cultivation of fish and other species that live in water is known as:
Aquaculture
The cheapest and most sustainable way to access food is:
Tend to your own garden.