Apes Chapter 14

Many diff plants that mature at different times

Cultivation of single crop

Produce grains; 77% of food

Produce meat; 16% of food. grasslands in temperate and tropical climates that supply vegetation for grazing

The seeds of these must be planted every year. ex. wheat rice corn

Uses large amount of fossil fuels energy, water, fertilizers & pesticides to produce single crops (monocoltures)

Form of industrialized agriculture used mainly in tropical developing countries. involves growing cash crops to sell

Uses human labor and draft animals to produce enough food for the family

Increase their inputs of human labor, fertilizer and water. enough food for family AND to sell

1. develop & plant monocultures of a genetically engineered high yield variety (rice, wheat, corn, soybean)
2. use large inputs of fertilizers, pesticides and water
3. use multiple croppings (increase # of crops)

Uses fast growing dwarf varieties. yields depend upon: fertile soil, ample water, fossil fuel, fertilizers and pesticides (HIGH input)

Industrialized farming

Several crops grown on same plot simultaneously

Planting a plot with several varieties of the same crop

Growing 2 or more diff crops at the same time on a plot