Traditional Agriculture (Intensive) BenefitsDrawbacks  High yields on less land  Fewer farms feed more  Cost less to customers  Growing population  Chemically dependent  Fertilizers & Poisons  Fewer farmers (jobs)  Water consumption  Energy consumption  Water pollution

Sustainable Agriculture (Localized) BenefitsDrawbacks  Healthier food  Less pollution  Less resource consumption  More farming jobs  More expensive to customers  Less production from same land area

Ag words  Till: to plow/cultivate the land  Plow: cutting, turning over, breaking up soil  Harvest: gathering crops, yield of one season

 “Crop rotation”: avoid depleting nutrients of soilcontrol weeds, disease, pests  Strip Cropping: grow different crops to minimize erosion

 Genetically Modified Crop: has been modified by genetic engineering(GMO)  Pest/disease resistance, improve nutrition/yield, reduce spoilage  Organic: uses ‘natural’ fertilizer and pesticide  Inorganic: use synthetic fertilizer & pesticide

Aquaculture? Fish or shellfish farming Why???  Overharvesting: harvesting more from population than is sustainable  Over 80% of seafood consumed in US comes from other countries  More than half of that is farmed  Aquaculture Aquaculture  NC Aquaculture  Catfish, Crawfish, Flounder, Striped bass, Tilapia, Trout, Yellow Perch

7 Billion & … What next  On the flip side of your 7 Billion and counting:  Propose solutions for your issues/problems associated with 7+ billion humans on the planet  Anything goes except for sending people off Earth somewhere into space  Get outside of the box. Innovations=Solutions