INTRODUCTION TO FOOD TECHNOLOGY
HISTORICAL OVERVIEW OF FOOD TECHNOLOGY
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Question
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Boserup’s model states that food production will increase to meet a rising population because
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Farmers will adapt to rising demand and develop new methods to increase food production.
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Boserup’s model states that food will fail to meet the increased demand resulting in undernourishment and death for millions of people.
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Life always finds a way.
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The needs to the many outweigh the needs to the few. The majority of people will dictate where food resources are allocated.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Boserup (1965), however, classifies these stages by management practice: forest, bush, short fallow, annual cropping, and multi cropping.
Detailed explanation-2: -Boserup observed that agricultural practices of various communities are determined by their population size and density. For example, in communities with low population density, people tend to use the land intermittently, and fire is commonly used to clear fields as a way to restore fertility to the soil.
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