Tamu scsc 105 exam 1 - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Soybean - China/ Japan Rice - India Sugar Cane - Indonesia Wheat - Near East Sorghum - Africa Potato/ Tomato - South America Corn - Mexico Sunflower - North America Perfect triangle of nutrition - legumes, grains, veggies Why international Programs fail - Too short lack of continuity of expert scientists bad research efforts across scientific disciplines bad training for young scientists in the country number 1 issue with food security - Distribution Ag method...

1600s-1700s correct answer: small farms, 90% of US labor workforce, all manual labor 1800s correct answer: small to medium farms, 58% labor force, mechanical inventions like reapers and combines 1900s-200s correct answer: large farms, 38% farm labor force, mechanical power and synthetic fertilizers how have farms changed from ? correct answer: the number of farms have dropped but the size has increased what agency represents agriculture interests in the federal government? correc...

origin of soybean correct answer: China / Japan origin of rice correct answer: India origin of sugar cane correct answer: Indonesia origin of wheat/barley correct answer: Near East origin of sorghum correct answer: Africa origin of potato/tomato correct answer: South America origin of corn correct answer: Central America/Mexico origin of sunflower correct answer: North America What 3 food groups form the perfect triangle of nutrition? correct answer: Legumes, gra...