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Agriculture and Ecosystems (PDF 22P)

Agriculture and Ecosystems (PDF 22P)

Agriculture and Ecosystems (PDF 22P)

Aim of this note is to teach the students about the connections between the food they eat, agriculture and ecosystems and then it describes the health, environmental, social and economic problems in agriculture. Topics covered includes: Tracing food to soil, Food, agriculture and ecosystems, Problems in agriculture, Assessing and addressing problems and Alternative farming systems.

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