food production

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  A term for a food production method or system
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• Chemicals which add nitro


  Chemicals which add nitrogen to soil to increase crop yields
• Chemicals which kill pests


  Chemicals which reduce crop yield by killing plants and animals
• Biocranulation


  The process by which pesticides accumulate in the bodies of organisms over time, increasing in toxicity and reaching lethal levels as they are passed along food chains
• Alternatives to using pesticides

  • Biological Control
  • GM Crops
• Biological Control


  Using living organisms to control pest species instead of applying chemicals
• Biological Control


  • Use of ladybirds, birds to eat aphids, smaller insects which damage crop species
  • Introduction of the myxomatosis virus to the rabbit population to control rabbit numbers
• GM Crops


  Genetically modified crops which are engineered to increase their productivity, allowing farmers to use less pesticides and fertilisers
• Scientists are able to genetically engineer crops to increase their productivity