Agriculture in Science (PUT NOTES INSIDE THE TOPIC HEADER) by Zulaikha Abdul Halim https://padlet.com/ikashebu/5ny8s3lxx5g Nature of Science en-us 2016-09-06 02:20:42 UTC 2016-09-09 01:41:16 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Apple.png ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE ikashebu https://padlet.com/ikashebu/5ny8s3lxx5g/wish/121663085 if take chicken everyday the bacteria will resist - natural selection]]> 2016-09-06 02:27:51 UTC https://padlet.com/ikashebu/5ny8s3lxx5g/wish/121663085 issues of antibiotic ikashebu https://padlet.com/ikashebu/5ny8s3lxx5g/wish/121664446 - overused of antibiotic
- disposable of antibiotic

]]> 2016-09-06 02:38:21 UTC https://padlet.com/ikashebu/5ny8s3lxx5g/wish/121664446 Aquaculture / Aquafarming ikashebu https://padlet.com/ikashebu/5ny8s3lxx5g/wish/121667420 2016-09-06 03:01:48 UTC https://padlet.com/ikashebu/5ny8s3lxx5g/wish/121667420 liafatimah56 https://padlet.com/ikashebu/5ny8s3lxx5g/wish/121668215 2016-09-06 03:09:14 UTC https://padlet.com/ikashebu/5ny8s3lxx5g/wish/121668215 HOMEWORK 6/9 ikashebu https://padlet.com/ikashebu/5ny8s3lxx5g/wish/121668641 find international agri-business company ?
- find objective of the company
- the csr
-case study]]> 2016-09-06 03:13:01 UTC https://padlet.com/ikashebu/5ny8s3lxx5g/wish/121668641 sarah_syawal https://padlet.com/ikashebu/5ny8s3lxx5g/wish/121670676 2016-09-06 03:35:17 UTC https://padlet.com/ikashebu/5ny8s3lxx5g/wish/121670676 Tropicana Products Inc (Mine) yasseer_bakar https://padlet.com/ikashebu/5ny8s3lxx5g/wish/122346689 About:
-A multinational company which primarily makes fruit based beverages.
-Founded in 1947 by Anthony T. Rossi in Florida.
-Specializes in the production of orange juices.
Making the Juices:
i. The oranges grown in Florida -> highly recognized for their sandy soil condition ->grow the finest citrus in the world.
ii. Once the fruit is picked -> delivered to Tropicana's juice making plants (Any product that does not meet the SOP were removed) ->Orange are washed ->[ Oranges were peeled & Orange oil is extracted -> orange are then blend] ->  Oranges were squeezed -> fresh juice undergo flash pasteurization (since 1950s)

CSR:
In 2008, Tropicana joined forces with charity Cool Earth and started the 'Rescue Rainforest' campaign in the U.S.People could buy special promotional packs of Tropicana and enter the pack's code online. For each code entered, 100 square feet of rainforest could be saved.The project is based in the Ashaninka corridor in Peru, which lies in an arc of deforestation. As of June 2009, over 47,000,000 square feet (4,400,000 m2) (2,734 square miles) had been saved.

Along with launching the Rescue Rainforest initiative, Tropicana has been trying to reduce their carbon footprint by encouraging carton recycling and supporting the Sustainable Forestry Initiative

]]> 2016-09-08 07:56:10 UTC https://padlet.com/ikashebu/5ny8s3lxx5g/wish/122346689 Why we do crop rotation? ikashebu https://padlet.com/ikashebu/5ny8s3lxx5g/wish/122624618 to avoid soil degradation from the monoculture (single crop)
-monoculture is easier to get diseases]]> 2016-09-09 01:01:19 UTC https://padlet.com/ikashebu/5ny8s3lxx5g/wish/122624618 MONOCULTURE  iazira97 https://padlet.com/ikashebu/5ny8s3lxx5g/wish/122626422 Definition of Monoculture: One type of crop is grown over a large areas

Pros
-cheaper cost
*specialized farm equipment
*increase in efficiency
*enjoy economies of scale
-harvesting become easy
-consistent amount of crop produced for business
- attractive to landholders

Cons
-easier for diseases to spread
*more vulnerable to be infected by pathogen
-soil degrade
*less effective to exploit all nutrients in soil,water
*soil salinaty
*deserfitication
-limited food option
-repetitive use cause soil erosion,plants difficult to grow
-sensitive to changes in demand of economy]]> 2016-09-09 01:21:58 UTC https://padlet.com/ikashebu/5ny8s3lxx5g/wish/122626422 POLYCULTURE ikashebu https://padlet.com/ikashebu/5ny8s3lxx5g/wish/122627872 Definition of Polyculture: the simultaneous cultivation or exploitation of several crops or kinds of animals.

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