GEOG 1410 Lecture Notes - Lecture 35: Coldwater Fish, Agrochemical, Food Regimes
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England does not have a lot of food supply, they produce food in their colonial countries, like india, pakistan, etc. and import them from other countries: post-colonial regime. Gr ways to achieve self-sufficiency for food. People in asian countries or poorer countries, they grow crops and export out to the richer countries. Even they wanted to sell those crops within the country, but still they can"t afford them, because they are too expensive. Biotechnology: from the green revolution to the gene revolution (bio-revolution): 1960-2018: food production up by 300: yet. Close to a billion are food insecure. Gm-based agriculture: alteration of plants" genetic make-up gm crops. Own fertilizers and pesticide: genes into plant x from other plants/ organization. Cold-water fish into tomato frost-resistant tomato: 69 mill acres in 2000 420 mill acres in 2014 = 10% of cropland. Controversy over data: 4 gm crops = 99% of gm hectarage, geography of gm: leaders, useful qualities:
