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| What are the 6 factors driving growth in the organic industry? |
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-environmental awareness
-diet & health
-declining costs
-mainstreaming of consumers & retailers
-worldwide harmonization of standards
-capital investments from community |
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| Name some diversifications in the agriculture industry |
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Definition
-apiculture
-'exotic' livestock
-energy (wind, solar etc)
-novel crops (e.g. wildflowers)
-value added products (e.g. farmer's market) |
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| What is a issue with organic products in ON? |
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Definition
| -many stores don't carry ON organic products, imported from eleswhere |
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| The farming of any plant, insect or animal in an aquatic environment |
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| What are the 3 classes of aquaculture farming? |
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Definition
| extensive, semi-intensive, intensive |
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| What is extensive farming? |
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Definition
| no input, rely solely on natural resources |
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| What is semi-intensive farming? |
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Definition
| natural food production stimulated by inputs (e.g. fertilizer) |
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| What is intensive farming? |
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Definition
| all food is supplied by humans |
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| Globally , which region is most prominent in aquaculture? |
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-mixing two orgnisms and raising both in the same environment
e.g. rice & fish, duck & fish, horticulture & fish |
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| Name 2 aquaculture production systems |
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Definition
Ponds
Raceways
Offshore marine cages
Aquapods
Cages
Tanks |
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| Name some challenges for fish farmers |
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Definition
-decreasing product prices
-increasing feed costs
-environmental sustainability
-lack of access to improved stock
-fish health, feed efficiency, disease resistance
-consumer concerns
-social & political scrutiny on environmental impacts
-environmental change |
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| What is the importance of aquaculture? |
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Definition
-fish 20% of global protein
-93% aquaculture in developing countries
-can farm in 'un-farmable' terrain
-alternative sources of protein |
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| What is the #1 finfish in ON? |
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