Multiple Select QuestionSelect all that applyThe 500 million family farms that existed in 2015 Blank______.Multiple select question.were largely organicused a relatively high amount of pesticidesproduced about 80 percent of the world's foodgrew very little food compared to industrial-scale farms

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

Multiple Select QuestionSelect 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

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

Select all that applyFamines commonly result in Blank______.Multiple select question.economic chaosmassive starvationincreased food securityinnovative agricultural practicessocial disruption

Multiple Select QuestionSelect all that applyThe richest countries pay their farmers $350 billion a year, and most of that money goes toward Blank______.Multiple select question.building constructionirrigation systemscrop insurancedirect subsidiesadvertising