1) Which point did the author make that you agree with the most and why. Reference article or video

2) Which point did you disagree with the video or article/both and why?

3) Formulate 3 questions from the article and video that you would like to discuss during our Socratic seminar on Wednesday, Feb 28, 2024

4) Respond to two other classmates respectfully agreeing, disagreeing, or questioning their response

Rubric:

5- All four-task completed with much effort using evidence from the text and video to support reasoning and thoughtfully response to peers

4- Only three tasks completed or not well thought out responses made to peers

3- Only 2 tasks completed

2- Only 1 task completed

I believe that we can feed the world in a sustainable manner, however humans will need to change behaviors by using resources more efficiently, reducing waste and consuming less meat, as suggested in the article. Although, feeding a growing population poses a challenge largely due to unequal access to food distribution and lack of infrastructure and mechanization in developing countries, particularly the periphery countries (least developed countries), it is possible with much effort.

Questions to ponder:

To what extent, can we feed the population while conserving the environment?

What different choices are society members willing to make to reach sustainable levels?

Are more developed countries willing to assist in helping periphery countries build infrastructure necessary for better access to foods?

How we could feed the entire world while still caring for the planet is according to the video researchers coming up with different methods of harvesting and even different types of crops.

1) According to the article, I agreed with the point that the author made which was being more efficient about where we grow, what we grow, and how we grow. Also with growing more healthier crops on the farms that already exist. I agree with these points because there is not much we can do when it comes to expanding because most of the available land left cannot be human modified or the soil is non-arable. Which then leaves to working with what you already have.

2) According to the article, I disagree with the author's point about changing diets. This is because not everyone will want to change their diets for the benefit of everyone else. There is a possibility people will want to change their diets to a healthier and more efficient approach, but we can't convince everyone.

3) Based on what I learned in both the article and video, how can it be predicted that almost 10 billion people will be living by the time 2050 reaches? How do people expect to change or convince people to make better food choices? Is a combination of both organic and industrialization methods really going to solve the food crisis?

Yes we can feed the world while still caring for it because according to the video we can produce more and use less water, energy, and fertilizer. I agree with this because we can save energy and water and use natural fertilizer, meaning we can use organic farming.

1)A point that I agree is finding more efficient ways to grow meat because all the advancements on technology will not only harm the land that we grow our crops on, but it will also harm the animals and us the consumers.

2) In the 2nd paragraph there was a sentence that caught my eye, it was the first sentence where it was talking about the environmental challenges posed by agriculture and how it is going to be harder to feed 2 billion people. I disagree with this point due to some of the facts that I have learned in the past units. Like stages, although the advancements in technology have messed up agriculture by increasing fossil fuel use, some countries are also developing and entering different stages which means that people will either start having kids at either a later age or not have kids at all.

3) Some questions that I have is, why was there a sudden rise of demand in meat, dairy, eggs etc in China and India?

Another question is what if we don't ever end up hitting the 10 billion people? Or What if instead of the population increasing it decreases?

1) I did agree with the author where we do need to make more crop by 2050 and with mechanical benefits and the Urbanizing is going out of control and with more food deserts and with the video it supports this by showing us, we need to find way how to make the soil good.

2) I disagreed with the article a bit because most of world ates meat so we a good for that and need to focus on how make more higher yields. But don't know is the future will focus more on meat or on crops and with every new generation we tend to make different choices. on how we eat.

3) I have many questions like how are we going to make our crop yields in the near future? And how well be ready for more high demand on organic products rather than hybrid crops. and will we make more rules on how we put our chemicals and pesticides, so it doesn't affect our rivers and water resources. those are my questions that I'd like to know in the Socratic Seminar.

1) The point made that I agree with the most is about how a big problem is how much energy, fertilizer, and water we use. The video says that we need to reduce the amount of energy, fertilizer, and water we use.

2) A point I disagree with is that most or all farming will be indoors in the future. I believe that people will always use traditional and old farming practices and that that will never stop.

3) How have agricultural advancements become the downfall of humans?

What positives are there of having much of our produce grown in indoor farms?

How can we reduce water and energy waste?

1) A point I agreed with was in Step One where the author stated "But we can no longer afford to increase food production through agricultural expansion", I agree with this because we have already cut down enough forests as is and very soon we may not even have enough forests in the world.

2)A point I didn't agree with was in Step Five where it talks about reducing waste to be able to feed the world more, I disagree with this because sooner of later the food that is saved will go bad which will still make it unedible.

3) Is there any other ways we can feed the world?

How long will freezing agriculture footprint last?

Could more small farms be made so we can grow multiple crops on them at once?

I agree with the author. This is because the population growth and urbanization is way too out of hand. The population is growing so much and we need to have enough food. There is many methods being used right now that can help us sustain food production for the many mouths to feed.

I disagree that farming will be 100 percent indoor. This is due to the fact that there is a decent amount of food grown the traditional way and that to make extra would require the indoor farming.

Some questions that I got are:

How can we give so much food to any developing country that has a high starving population?

Will diets change due to the increase in population and food amount?

How can pollution not be a problem with high crop production?

1) A point I agreed with was when it said that we have some problems which were that we use so much energy and all the water we use. Another thing I agree with is that we need to grow more crops. The video also says that we need to try and use some resources as much as we use them right now but it also agrees that we need more crops.

2) According to the articles I kinda disagree with the article a little more because step 4 says if we start to eat less of everything there would be more food it could be true but that would mean we would have to change why we eat and what if someone eats more and doesn't eat a little of meat, grain, chicken it would be the same.

3) How are we going to grow many more crops to feed the world and stop people from starving? If things were to be grown indoors how much effect would that have on the world? How do they plan to make people change their food diet into small portions only?

1)A point the author made that I agree with is that the impact that farming has on the world but that we can still keep up the food we make while still caring for the earth by using our already existing farms more efficiently and using more organic ways of farming.

2)I disagree with the fact that we will have to feed over 9 Billion people, as time goes on less developed areas develop more, causing people to have less children or just not have them at all, slowing down population growth.

3)

1: How would we get the people to comply?

2: How expensive would it be for people to actually pull of these ideas?

3: Would we be able to keep up these ideas for a long time?

These ideas interest me as people won't always comply with these ideas, which brings up the question, would these ideas work better if laws were put in place to encourage them?

1) When reading the article "Feeding 9 billion" I agreed that we will need an abundance of crops grown to feed our livestock meaning we will need double the amount of crops in our near future, 2050. I agreed with this point, since, humans consume so much meat we will need much more livestock. This means that farmers will need much more crops to feed the large number of livestock.

2)A point I disagree from the article is shifting diets. I disagree with that point that the article made because I believe that it is an unrealistic standard to set on 9 billion people. I feel as though people don't want to change their diets for the world benefit due to fast food chains and the availability of meat-rich products.

3) What can we do to reduce the amount of food waste around the world.

Do you believe that shifting diets is a useful when trying to feed 9 billion people why or why not?

In what ways does organic farming help using resources effectively and efficiently?

I believe we can feed the world while caring for the planet because we can give people food when we don't need it. Like If we have leftover food that our country doesn't need and ship it out to countries that do need it.

1) I agree with the statement that we can feed the world sustainably. But to accomplish it we may need to like said in the article "Feeding 9 Billion" we would have to grow more crops for all of us to meet the goal.

2) I disagree with the article when it says shifting diets. I dont even think 1 billion people would want to swap theri diets. Especially considering most now dont know of this crisis. It would be hard for 9 billion people to accomplish that.

3) Why should we act on this cause?

What are the benefits or disadvantages of working on this cause? What does it take to complete this?

1)A point that I agree with in the article would be that one of the biggest problems is that there is an overuse of fertilizers, water, and energy as well, which also harms the environment. The article explains how either of the two types of farming still isn't able to help feed the growing population.

2)A point that I disagree with would be the idea of making people change their diets and reducing waste to be able to feed more people. I disagree with this point because not everyone will be able to change their diet to what seems healthier options, especially with organic resources being more expensive, which not many would be able to buy or want to.

3)What determined the prediction that the population could reach a point beyond 9 billion people? (From previous learning we've seen that the population is not growing much or barely growing)

How would changing diets help to reduce food waste and help feed more of the population?

How expensive can food possibly get if the demand for it, does get higher?

1) I strongly believe we can feed the population, and agree that we can make small changes so that we can sustainably feed the population.

2)Although I disagree that people would actually take that next step forward into doing these changes.

3)Who are the people who will execute these changes? What resources are needed to execute these plans?If most countries are rapidly developing into stages 4 and 5 where less people have kids and the population is losing numbers would our population really reach 9 million people?

1. The point I agreed with was that the article said that using less fertilizer, water and energy can harm less the environment.

2. The point I disagreed with the article was that 1 billion people would switch their diets, I doubt it since it is a big amount who would have to be committed to it and their isn't enough food.

3. How can people help for everyone to be fed?

   How long would it take for everyone to be fed?

   What type of farming would it take for everyone to be fed?

1. When reading the article, "Feeding 9 Billion," I agreed with the author's point, which relates to being more adequate about where we usually grow things and how we grow them. This will often be associated with growing more healthier crops over time. As for growing crops, we can't do much about expanding the area since most of the available land will not be human-modified.

2. At some point in the article, there was a part that I disagreed with. "Shifting diets" was the part that made me believe that it was a very unrealistic standard to set for 9 billion people. Now, I believe that people wouldn't necessarily change their diet for the "world" benefit. due to the fast food chains and the availability of meat products. People wouldn't make this change since it's a bigger amount who would need to commit to it.

3. Based on what I learned in both the article and video, how can we increase the amount of crops to feed the world? What can we do to reduce the amount of food and water around the world? Is there another way where we could feed the world?

1) A point I agreed with was in Step 1 where the author stated "But we can no longer afford to increase food production through agricultural expansion", I agree because people have cut down enough forests so very soon we may not even have enough forests in the world.

2) A point I didn't agree with was in Step 5 where it talks about reducing waste to be able to feed the world more, I disagree because soon the food would rot which we would throw away.

3) My questions are:

Is there any other ways we can feed the world?

How can we give food to those who are starving or are homeless?

Can more farms be made so we can grow multiple crops at once?

1) A point the author made that I agree with is how much water, energy, and pesticides being used. We should reduce all of these things because it may affect us later on in the future.

2) A point in the article I did not agree with is the change in diets. Many people are used to eating meat, many make cultural foods. The point trying to be made here is that various countries and states around the world have culture and culture includes food,. I don't believe people can change diets no matter how hard others push them to.

3) Is there other healthier ways we can feed the world? Is it possible for us to feed another 2 Million people when we reach the following years?

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