11. What Is the Green Revolution ?

Preparation Assignment
Find the following facts on rice:
1. How much rice does the average person in Asia eat?......
2. How does this compare to the average North American or European?......
3. How is most rice grown today – what type of farming is used?
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4. What type of plant is rice? ………………………………
5. Which nations produce most of the world’s rice? List the top 4.
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6. How much water does it take to produce one kilogram of rice?......
7. List the nutritional composition of rice……………………………………………………………...
8. How many different varieties of rice exist in the world?......
The Versatile, Dependable Rice Plant People in Asia use nearly every bit of the rice plant for something.
9. Can you list the many uses of the rice plant
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Sources: White, Peter T., "Rice: The Essential Harvest," National Geographic, May 1994, pp. 48-79. IRRI, Rice Almanac, 1997. ISBN: 971-22-0092-2

10. How have rice yields changed over these past 2 decades to meet the demands of a growing global population?

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11. What is the “green revolution”? …………………………………………………………………………….

12. What is golden rice and how is it produced?......

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13. What component of golden rice can decrease childhood mortality?......

14. How many children die each year due to Vitamin A deficiencies?......

15. What are the benefits of producing genetically engineered products?

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16. What are potential risks of producing genetically engineered crops?

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Resources:

http://www.whybiotech.com/html/con679.html

http://www.irri.org/

http://www.irri.org/publications/today/pdfs/4-2/37.pdf