The 500 million family farms that existed in 2015 Blank______.Multiple select question.were largely organicgrew very little food compared to industrial-scale farmsproduced about 80 percent of the world's foodused a relatively high amount of pesticides

Multiple Select QuestionSelect all that applySome of the criticisms leveled at organic agriculture include that Blank______.Multiple select question.it is too inefficient to feed large populationsit is too labor intensiveit requires extensive application of synthetic pesticidesoverall cost of organic agriculture far surpasses that of conventional techniques

Select all that applyCompared to intensive agriculture, low-input farms Blank______.Multiple select question.produce lesser quantities of crops and animal productsreceive higher prices for their cropstend to run on a deficit, requiring government programs to stay operationalhave lower production costs

How much of the food consumed worldwide (2015) was produced on family farms?Multiple choice question.20 percent40 percent60 percent80 percent

Multiple Select QuestionSelect all that applyHybridized varieties of crops Blank______.Multiple select question.create food surpluses that allow wealthier countries to send food aid overseasoffer increased yields compared to traditional open-pollinated cropsare often modified for pest resistance using the Bt geneusually do not taste as good as traditional crop varieties

Community-supported agriculture (CSA) farms generally Blank______.Multiple choice question.depend on synthetic fertilizerspractice organic or low-input agricultureprovide food at higher prices than buying organic food in a grocery store