Introduction to Agriculture

What are the basic human needs?

• watching television

• shelter

• food

• clothes

What is the definition of Agriculture?

Agriculture is the _______ of everything

How is value added to a product?

• doing nothing

• processing

• cultivating

• selling

Why is food processing so important?

• • It boosts the shelf life of food products.

  • .

  • Food storage and Transportation.

• • Prevent food-contamination

• • Food storage and Transportation become easier

• all of these

Food production needs to take place before food processing can take place.

• True

• False

What is the process called when whole food is clean and sorted, or food is heated and combined with salt, sugar, or other ingredients to be converted into a packaged food item?

• Food growing

• Food processing

• Distributing food

• Seller buying food

What is agriculture?

• Practice of growing plants for decoration only

• Practice of growing plants for medicinal purposes only

• Practice of growing plants and rearing animals on a large scale for food and other useful products

• Practice of growing plants for research purposes only

What is sustainable agriculture?

• A concept in farming that maximizes profits by planting one crop throughout large areas

• A means of food production that requires large amounts of processing and shipping to get to its consumers

• A farming practice that focuses on protecting environments, public health, human communities, and animal welfare

• A farming practice that is designed to work in any climate zone, therefore making it practical worldwide to end hunger

when an individual has consistent, reliable, affordable access to food with nutrient quality that is sufficient to sustain life. 

• food insecurity

• food security

• food availability

• food accessibility