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Conservation Reserve Program |
Reimburses farmers for “retiring” erosion-prone land and planting it with trees or grasses . The law allows up to 39 million acres to be placed in this program |
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Green Revolution |
Remarkable increase in crops |
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subsistence farmers |
Farmers that live on small parcels of land that provide them with the food for their households |
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Doubly Green Revolution |
A revolution that is even more ‘green’ in terms of conserving natural resources and the environment. |
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Cartagena Protocol on Biodiversity |
An international agreement governing trade in genetically modified organisms. |
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precautionary principle |
The principle that says that where there are threats of serious or irreversible damage, the absence of scientific certainty shall not be used as a reason for postponing cost-effective measures to prevent environmental degradation |
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food security |
for families, the ability to meet the food needs of everyone in the family, providing freedom from hunger and malnutrition. |
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malnutrition |
the lack of essential nutrients, such as specific amino acids, vitamins, and minerals. |
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undernourishment |
The lack of adequate food energy (usually measured in calories ) |
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overnourishment |
a condition of excess nutrient and energy intake over time. may be regarded as a form of malnutrition when it leads to morbid obesity. |
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famine |
Severe shortage of food accompanied by a significant increase in death rate |
