SUSTAINABILITY IN FOOD TECHNOLOGY
SUSTAINABLE FOOD PRODUCTION
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Question
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A leading threat to food security in recent years is:
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Growing crops that no one likes to eat
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Growing crops for biofuels instead of food
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Growing crops that are organic which take more water to produce
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Growing more rice as it is requiring too much water to be removed from our rivers
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Many biofuel crops require large amounts of water for their cultivation, which is particularly harmful in areas where water is scarce. Experts cite the increased danger of spills of ethanol and vinhoto, a liquid byproduct of ethanol production used to fertilize and irrigate sugarcane plantations.
Detailed explanation-2: -Increased use of biofuels puts increasing pressure on water resources in at least two ways: water use for the irrigation of crops used as feedstocks for biodiesel production; and water use in the production of biofuels in refineries, mostly for boiling and cooling.
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