Intensive Farming
1) Intensive farming practices include growing high-yield crops, using fertilisers and pesticides and keeping animals indoors. Food production is increased but there are unwelcome side effects.
2) Prevents energy being transferred from the crop to consumers. Reduces biodiversity. May poison helpful organisms.
3) Chemical insecticides (which kill insect pests).
Herbicides which kill plants or weeds.
4) Ground water contamination: Chemicals can reach underground aquifers if there is persistent product use in agricultural areas.
Resistance: Overuse of the same pesticide can encourage resistance in the target pest.
Poisoning hazards: Pesticide operators can risk poisoning through excessive exposure if safe handling procedure are not followed and protective clothing is not worn. Poisoning risks depend on dose, toxicity, duration of exposure and sensitivity.
5) plants can grow without soil, but they cannot grow without the necessities that soil provides. Plants need support, nutrients, protection from adverse temperatures, an even supply of moisture, and they need oxygen around the roots. It is possible to provide these necessary components for plant growth without soil.
6) Advantages
Some of the reasons why hydroponics is being adapted around the world for food production are the following:
No soil is needed for hydroponics
The water stays in the system and can be reused - thus, lower water costs
It is possible to control the nutrition levels in their entirety - thus, lower nutrition costs
No nutrition pollution is released into the environment because of the controlled system
Stable and high yields
Pests and diseases are easier to get rid of than in soil because of the container's mobility
It is easier to harvest
No pesticide damage
Plants grow healthier
It is better for consumption
1) ADVANTAGES OF HYDROPONICS PLANTS CAN BE GROWN ANYWHERE Today, space is increasingly at the premium. With hydroponics, plants can be grown
2) Prevents energy being transferred from the crop to consumers. Reduces biodiversity. May poison helpful organisms.
3) Chemical insecticides (which kill insect pests).
Herbicides which kill plants or weeds.
4) Ground water contamination: Chemicals can reach underground aquifers if there is persistent product use in agricultural areas.
Resistance: Overuse of the same pesticide can encourage resistance in the target pest.
Poisoning hazards: Pesticide operators can risk poisoning through excessive exposure if safe handling procedure are not followed and protective clothing is not worn. Poisoning risks depend on dose, toxicity, duration of exposure and sensitivity.
5) plants can grow without soil, but they cannot grow without the necessities that soil provides. Plants need support, nutrients, protection from adverse temperatures, an even supply of moisture, and they need oxygen around the roots. It is possible to provide these necessary components for plant growth without soil.
6) Advantages
Some of the reasons why hydroponics is being adapted around the world for food production are the following:
No soil is needed for hydroponics
The water stays in the system and can be reused - thus, lower water costs
It is possible to control the nutrition levels in their entirety - thus, lower nutrition costs
No nutrition pollution is released into the environment because of the controlled system
Stable and high yields
Pests and diseases are easier to get rid of than in soil because of the container's mobility
It is easier to harvest
No pesticide damage
Plants grow healthier
It is better for consumption
1) ADVANTAGES OF HYDROPONICS PLANTS CAN BE GROWN ANYWHERE Today, space is increasingly at the premium. With hydroponics, plants can be grown