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Farming

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Farming Techniques for Improving Food Production

To ensure global food security is achieved, it is essential that the efficiency of food production is improved:

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Food chains

  • Only about 10% of energy passes from each trophic level to the next.
  • Therefore, shortening food chains will greatly increase efficiency.
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Livestock

  • Energy will always be transferred from livestock to the environment due to essential processes, like moving or maintaining body temperature.
  • Limiting the amount of energy wasted in this way helps improve food production efficiency.
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High protein foods

  • Feeding animals foods that are high in protein helps boost their growth rates.

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1Cell Biology

1.1What's in Cells?

1.2Cell Division

1.3Transport in Cells

2Organisation

2.1Principles of Organisation

2.2Enzymes

2.3Circulatory System

2.4Non-Communicable Diseases

2.5Plant Tissues, Organs & Systems

3Infection & Response

4Bioenergetics

5Homeostasis & Response

5.1Homeostasis

5.2The Human Nervous System

5.3Hormonal Coordination in Humans

5.4Plant Hormones

6Inheritance, Variation & Evolution

7Ecology

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