agribusiness

• Use of GM and chemicals


  As farming becomes more professional and more of a business, more chemicals are used to increase crop yields and the amount of food produced.
• benefits of GM and chemicals


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  • Chemical fertilisers and chemical pesticides can encourage growth and kill pests.
  • Many genetically modified (GM) crops exist. They have been engineered to have the following characteristics:
  • Resistance to diseases, insects, or herbicides.
  • Production of larger or ‘better’ fruits.
• how is farm size increased?

  with the use of automated farming from expensive machinery
• vertical farming


  reduces food miles by growing food on shelves in warehouses close to where it will be consumed