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What percentage of people in the United States are farmers?
Roughly 12
The study of the properties and management of soil to grow plants
Soil Science
By the year 2025, the world population is projected to be
8 billion
USDA
United States Department of Agriculture
What is the meaning of the Greek work bios?
life
The Greek word logy means to
study
Organic food is a term used for foods that have been grown
without use of chemical pesticides
Conditions and influences surrounding and affecting on an organism or group of organisms
environment
The science involved in the cultivation, propagation, processing, and marketing of items such as
flowers and vegetables is known as
horticulture
On average, each farmer in the US produces enough food for how many people?
167
Insect that fees on human waste and then on human food, transmitting disease
Cockroach
Which pesticide was banned in 1972 because of its harmful effects on the environment?
DDT
The use of what metal revolutionized agriculture?
iron