Learner Resource 3 – Food security
Read the following article on the topic of food security:
The future of food
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/foodfeatures/feeding-9-billion/
Answer the following questions:
1. List environmental problems that are in some part caused by agriculture.
2. It is better for the environment if humans eat a vegetarian diet. Explain why.
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3. What steps can farmers take to increase yields of crops?
4. Summarise the five steps suggested in the article to solve the world’s food security problems.
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