FOOD WASTE REDUCTION AND SUSTAINABILITY
SUSTAINABLE FOOD PRODUCTION AND PROCESSING
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Question
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Which of the following is NOT a consequence of the global industrialization of agriculture initiated by the Green Revolution?
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An increase in energy investment of crops
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Occasional, unpredictable, massive crop failures
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A dependence on fossil fuels to produce food and sustain the human population
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Increase in pollution of watersheds worldwide by leaching of chemical fertilizers
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The ill effects of the Green Revolution are soil erosion and pollution due to chemical pesticides and fertilizers, loss of genetic diversity, wheat yield gains falling in dry locations, and leaching, logging, etc., due to excessive irrigation.
Detailed explanation-2: -These include reduction in soil fertility, soil contamination, soil erosion, water shortages, reduction in genetic diversity, greater vulnerability to pests, reduced availability for the local population of nutritious food crops, rural impoverishment, the displacement of small farmers and increased social conflict.
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