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WORKSHEET COMPARISION OF INDUSTRIAL AND

TABLE OF CONTENTS ABOUT EXTENSIVE AGRICULTURE /

KEY DEFINITION CHARACTERISTICS WORDS

It is the farming that depends on the environmental • It respects natural cycles and plants conditions (including the soil) and on the climatic cycles. seasonal products Through this type of agriculture we usually get healthier products since they include less or no chemicals • Lower production of waste and (, ...). pollutants

Fallowing is a technique used in this type of agriculture. • The fauna of the soil is favoured. It consists of leaving the cultivated land unseeded for one or several years in order to recover and store • It integrates , natural organic matter and moisture to enrich the soil. vegetation and wetlands

Examples of extensive agriculture: • It promotes the participation of • : mixes livestock (pigs, and poultry) plus local agriculture. It is characterized by taking advantage of the natural of the animals and the • Close the cycle of organic matter waste from the harvest as for the land. through composting • Rainfed agriculture: It uses very little for its growth, so it takes advantage of the winter season • Lower risk of pests and diseases in where there is more humidity to produce its plants and animals. (, barley and rye). • : it is a type of agriculture • Cultivation times are maintained in which each family on the planet has its own garden for self-sufficiency. • Organic farming: The objective is to eliminate all types of contaminants such as fertilizers or pesticides as well as genetic modifications, offering as natural as possible.

Extensive agriculture / organic farming

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TABLE OF CONTENTS ABOUT INTENSIVE AGRICULTURE / INDUSTRIAL FARMING

CONCEPTO DEFINICIÓN CARACTERÍSTICAS S CLAVE

It is the farming that aims to increase production levels • (single crop) to the maximum through increased , the use of , electricity, water, fertilizers and • Products out of season are planted. chemicals (, pesticides, among others ...) It has usually a limited extension of territory, as it is based on • Higher production of waste and the maximum exploitation of space possible. The pollutants. objective is to be able to meet the massive demand of the population's consumption. • The chemicals they use kill the soil fauna The human being tries to artificially recreate controlled climatic conditions to ensure that what is grown grows • It does not integrate livestock, in the best conditions, for example: natural vegetation or wetlands • Agriculture through greenhouses: Create enclosed spaces with controlled climatic conditions to • Without participation of local increase production, letting in light but preventing communities. the heat from escaping. • Agriculture with no soil: It uses solutions • They do not close the cycles of instead of soil to grow plants. Even the water is used organic matter. sometimes directly as a support to grow plants. • Automated system of artificial (irrigation): • Higher risk of pests and diseases in Helps to maintain humidity levels without the need plants and animals to coordinate the seasons of rain and drought. This allows growing seasonal products at any time of the • The crops are forced to grow in less year. time • (single crops): They are large extensions of large-scale cultivation dedicated to a single species (plant, flowers). It often wears away the soil and loses productivity, which is why it is necessary to use fertilizers to re-plant. Intensive agriculture / industrial farming

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- Monoculture (single crop). - Fertilization with or compost.

- Products with more smell and flavour - Products with very good aspect, but although worse aspect. without smell and little flavour.

- Great part of the crops are cultivated - Fertilization with chemical fertilizers. in greenhouses.

- Cultivation times are maintained. - Much of the crops are outdoors.

- Genetically modified plants - Variety of crops. (transgenic plants).

- Local varieties, without genetically - Long-distance food. modifying.

- Local trade.

PICTURES TO CUT AND COMPLETE THE TABLE OF CONTENTS

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