FOOD WASTE REDUCTION AND SUSTAINABILITY
SUSTAINABLE FOOD PRODUCTION AND PROCESSING
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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ridge tillage
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pastoral nomadism
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sustainable agriculture
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subsistence agriculture
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Detailed explanation-1: -Terrace cultivation has been practiced in China, Japan, the Philippines, and other areas of Oceania and Southeast Asia; around the Mediterranean; in parts of Africa; and in the Andes of South America for centuries.
Detailed explanation-2: -Terrace farming method is used in Western and central Himalayas for soil conservation. Hence, Option A. Terrace farming is the correct answer.
Detailed explanation-3: -Tillage-turning the soil to control for weeds and pests and to prepare for seeding-has long been part of crop farming. However, intensive soil tillage can increase the likelihood of soil erosion, nutrient runoff into nearby waterways, and the release of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Correct Answer is Cover crops.
Detailed explanation-5: -Zero tillage refers to the arable land on which no tillage is applied between harvest and sowing. Zero tillage is a minimum tillage practice in which the crop is sown directly into soil not tilled since the harvest of the previous crop.