Food Production Annotated Bibliography

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Food Production Annotated Bibliography
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1. Zhu, P., Zhuang, Q., Eva, J., & Bernacchi, C. (2017). Importance of biophysical effects on
climate warming mitigation potential of biofuel crops over the conterminous United States.
Gcb Bioenergy, 9(3), 577-590.
Zhu, Zhuang, Eva and Bernacchistates that the rapid increase of the world population
require an increase in food production. According to the three, however food production has
been facing a lot of challenges due to climate change. In the article Zhu, Zhuang, Eva and
Bernacchimentions that lack of enough rains, cold seasons at the wrong time, flooding and
storms have a very significant impact on local crops and livestock production. Although modern
farmers have tried to deploy modern farming technologies and techniques to reduce the
vulnerabilities and boost production, the effects of the recent drought highlight glaring potential
future vulnerabilities. According to the three, climate change is already having measurable
impacts on the quality and quantity of the food produced globally. However, this is termed as a
small issue compared with the significant increase in global food production that has been
achieved for the past few decades. Rising carbon dioxide concentration which is the primary
driver for climate change has led to increase in the production of crops such as wheat, soybeans,
and rice.
Zhu, Zhuang, Eva and Bernacchistates that the rapid increase in climate change has led
affected the length and quality of the growing season which has left many farmers with
increasing damage to their crops. Farmers should be aware and be in a position to adopt climate
change for the future of global food production to be in a better position. They should also be
prepared for other pressures such as competition for land. The government should make sure that
farmers are alerted on when to grow certain food crops after climatic research to make sure that
they don't incur a lot of losses in cases where rain is expected in small amounts. Farmers should

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also be encouraged to practice modern farming technologies and techniques which will lead to
rose in global food production which include the quality and quantity.
2. Carley, M., & Christie, I. (2017). Managing sustainable development. Routledge.
In their article, Carley and Christie states that food production is not only affected by
climate change but also through pollution, overgrazing, and release of greenhouse gases.
Farming practices like applying fertilizers not only lead to air pollution but also water pollution
when the fertilizers and chemicals applied seeps in water supplies which have led to the dramatic
suffering of water quality. Contaminated water with fertilizers and chemicals have led to
outbreaks of waterborne illness as well as having adverse effects on marine life. According to
Carley and Christine, food production companies have greatly contributed to environmental
pollution. This is because the dangerous gases which are emitted during the production of food
substances in food industries are released into the atmosphere thus causing air pollution which
has adverse effects on plants and animals. The waste products which are in most cases in solid
and liquid form are released to the environment, and they can seep into water bodies causing
water pollution. Greenhouse gases which are released into the air have led to the damage of the
ozone layer which has led to adverse climatic changes. Overgrazing has contributed to soil
erosion.
Environmental degradation which occurs due to overgrazing, pollution, and release of
greenhouse gases should be stopped by creating awareness to the public about their negative
impacts on the environment. Farmers who practice livestock farming should be advised on the
appropriate farming techniques to avoid cases of overgrazing which causes soil erosion. Food
industries should be responsible for managing their waste products and not directing them to
water bodies. This can be achieved by recycling them and making them useful instead of