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Describe each the three long-term effect of colonial settlement in Jamestown. Find a quote from the book that supports your response. Tobacco Huge cash crop, anyone could plant and sell it for profit. “A tobacco rush swept over Virginia, as crops were planted in the streets of Jamestown and even between the numerous graves.”(27) Slave Trade The slave trade system led to a vast population of Africans in the West Indies. “By about around 1700, black slaves outnumbered white settlers in…

consequences of biofuel production is the increasing price of food crops, and the creation of more space for new farmland, hence, leading to deforestation. Food Prices The major ethical issue associated with the production of biofuels is the increased food prices. As the global price of oil increases, the biofuel industry becomes more attractive to grow. Hence, a majority of farmers will choose grow biofuel crops than food crops, which will lead to food shortages and increasing food price.…

the idea is to introduce a new trait to the plant that doesn’t occur naturally in the species. Examples in food crops include resistance to certain pests, diseases, or environmental conditions, reduction of spoilage, or resistance to chemical treatments (Wiki.com). History shows that modification of food itself due to humans has been around since 12,000 BC with the domestication of crops and artificial selection. Genetic engineering on the other hand was the result of direct transfer of DNA…

Outcrossing is the transfer of engineered genes from GM crops to wild plants. This could give certain plant an advantage in the wild and radically alter ecosystems (Dill, 2010). Another issue with outcrossing is it could contaminate crops not intended to be GM crops. This becomes a major issue when the strain of GM food that is outcrossed is not approved for human consumption. A few cases have been reported where genetically modified crops only approved for animal feed or industrial use were…

heavy tonnage of biomass. Sugarcane biomass removes the largest amount micro and macro nutrients from the cultivated soil. For optimum production, a high-yielding variety desires more nutrients, particularly nitrogen besides other inputs. Sugarcane crop has a high requirement of nitrogen that usually exceed the natural transport capacity of soil through mineralization of organic matters (Garside et al. 2005). In China, farmers habitually apply 400–800 kg N, 150–300 kg P2O5 and 250–500 K2O per…

Genetically modified corn seed allowed farmers to increase crop size through genetically modified (GM) seed. "On average, GM technology adoption has … increased crop yields by 22%, …” (McDivitt). Other factors agricultural authorities state when challenged about the harmful impact of farm subsidies center on changes to American life, and include: decreases in physical…

cultivating [genetic modified] crops poses unknown health risks for human and the environment" (Leigh 2011, p. 22). After genetic modify crops, scientists could never be sure of what side effect would occur, as well as whether these side effects were harmful to humans and animals or not. It could be dangerous and risky to eat genetic modified food, since human has only explored a small surface of this area. However, scientists have successfully create pest-resistant crops after they have had…

However, just because GMO’s are potentially unsafe does not mean they should be banned from the food industry. The benefits of GMO’s are great. GMO’s enable the farms to have a much higher yield of crops, and use less herbicides and pesticides. (University of California, “GMO - Benefits”) These foods have made food have a longer shelf life. This enables stores to keep food in the store longer, and buy food in bulk instead of just wasting it. This lets…

have settled on rich farm land with a warm climate that allowed them to farm year round. This made it easy for them to grow cash crops such as indigo, tobacco, cotton, sugar cane, and rice. They were then able to sell these…

there is a drought? Now there is drought Wang Lung and his family are going through an evil time. There are many examples that could justify this like when O-lan asked Wang not to throw away the bad crops because in the difficult time they could even eat that, which is what they did. Also after the bad crops that they ate for days ran out they starved for days, and finally when it was so bad the old man suggested that they would kill the only ox they had. First Wang denied, but later when all…