SCIENCE +

AGRICULTURE

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WHY we need

agricultural development

?

challengessoil quality

resource exploitationcrop quality

environmental degradation

solutionsorganic farming

crop gene modificationimproved harvestingprecise agriculturestorage techniques

soil

+More crop outputBetter crop outputImproved Micro-nutritional

content

better crop output

-eutrophicationblue baby syndromemineral depletionover-fertilization

over fertilization

eutrophication

irrigation

+water availability in areas without

sufficientnatural rainfalluniform water distributionbetter water management

BEFORE

AFTER

water management

-decreased groundwater levelblanchingleachingwater loggingwater pollution

waterlogging

storage techniques

+availability of food during periods of less producecold storage of perishable food items

cold storage

-adulterationhoarding of food items leading to increase in prices

adulteration

genetically

modified food

pest resistantdisease resistantbetter nutritionpharmaceutical advantagesdrought and cold resistant

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drought resistant

pest resistant

-gene transfer to non-target species

allergenicityinitial economic costsalleged harmful effects on

humans

bt brinjal

bt cotton

organic farmin

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+better nutritional content of cropsminimal fertilizer , pesticide , herbicide usagelower energy requirementswithstand adverse weather conditions better than conventional crops

withstand adverse weather

better nutritional content

-high initial costslower comparative yield during average yearsrequires larger land base

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Made By :Kanika KalraAastha GanjuSuchet Singh Randhawa Under the guidance of Ms. Niva Chhonkar

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irrigation

water distribution

allergenicity