Ecosystem ecology and climate change:
What are the costs and benefits of industrial vs. subsistence agriculture, organic farming, pesticide use?
Summary of issue:
For thousands of years, the biological science of agriculture has enabled the human race to germinate, and grow into the billions of citizens that we see today. This ever-growing population, however, has put a strain on the once predominant agricultural practice of subsistence and organic farming and facilitated the scientific development of industrial agriculture and pesticide use to battle the threat of food insecurity. These different practices have cultivated a split within the farming community and sparked a scientific debate as to the best practices for sustaining food availability while maintaining biologically diverse populations and ecosystems. The …show more content…
He concludes that those with personal and political agendas have painted industrial agriculture in a negative light, and this article stands in is in stark contrast to my other articles which further illustrates the issue and the need for a biological debate. Usefulness for presentation:
This resource will be extremely useful for our presentation as it provides a direct viewpoint as the to benefits of industrial agriculture, and the potential costs of not adopting these practices. This article is from a narrow viewpoint, but it will assist us in achieving one of our learning objectives, which is to present arguments from various sides of the issue.
Source #2: Journal article
Horrigan, Leo, Robert S. Lawrence, and Polly Walker. 2002. "How sustainable agriculture can address the environmental and human health harms of industrial agriculture." Environmental health perspectives 110.5: 445.
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What are the costs and benefits of industrial vs. subsistence agriculture, organic farming, pesticide use?
Summary of issue:
For thousands of years, the biological science of agriculture has enabled the human race to germinate, and grow into the billions of citizens that we see today. This ever-growing population, however, has put a strain on the once predominant agricultural practice of subsistence and organic farming and facilitated the scientific development of industrial agriculture and pesticide use to battle the threat of food insecurity. These different practices have cultivated a split within the farming community and sparked a scientific debate as to the best practices for sustaining food availability while maintaining biologically diverse populations and ecosystems. The …show more content…
He concludes that those with personal and political agendas have painted industrial agriculture in a negative light, and this article stands in is in stark contrast to my other articles which further illustrates the issue and the need for a biological debate. Usefulness for presentation:
This resource will be extremely useful for our presentation as it provides a direct viewpoint as the to benefits of industrial agriculture, and the potential costs of not adopting these practices. This article is from a narrow viewpoint, but it will assist us in achieving one of our learning objectives, which is to present arguments from various sides of the issue.
Source #2: Journal article
Horrigan, Leo, Robert S. Lawrence, and Polly Walker. 2002. "How sustainable agriculture can address the environmental and human health harms of industrial agriculture." Environmental health perspectives 110.5: 445.
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