FOOD WASTE REDUCTION AND SUSTAINABILITY
SUSTAINABLE FOOD PRODUCTION AND PROCESSING
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Question
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Monoculture refers to-
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growing one crop in an area
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a farmer liking one crop better than others
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growing many crops in an area
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Monoculture farming is a form of agriculture that is based on growing only one type of a crop at one time on a specific field. In contrast, a polyculture system assumes that a field is sown with two or more crops at a time.
Detailed explanation-2: -In agriculture, monocropping is the practice of growing a single crop year after year on the same land.
Detailed explanation-3: -In monoculture practice, only one crop or plant species, variety, or breed is grown in a field at a time. It is widely used in industrial as well as organic farming and helps farmers go increase efficiency in raising the crop but at the same time it also increases the risk for diseases and pest attacks.
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