INTRODUCTION TO FOOD TECHNOLOGY
HISTORICAL OVERVIEW OF FOOD TECHNOLOGY
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Question
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The loss of farmland in rapidly growing urban areas is caused by
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urban sprawl
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soil erosion
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deforestation
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industrialization
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -along with natural resources such as food, water and the like. The increased demand as well as the extension of urban settlements undoubtedly leads to unregulated deforestation for adequate infrastructure and housing require clearing out of either agricultural lands or natural forests.
Detailed explanation-2: -The 50.57% of the combined land area of built up and to-be built up is from agriculture land and the rest 49.43% from other land category. Over the years, the urban expansion to the fringes has declined the agricultural land by 16.31%.
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