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Title: What factors determine how we decide how to use crops - fuel/food? Post by: darius on Feb 26, 2013 Draw up a list of reasons that argue for usinig crops for food and also a list of 2 reasons for converting for the use of fuel.
What factors determine how you decide which is optimal use of these crops? Title: What factors determine how we decide how to use crops - fuel/food? Post by: asmith713 on Feb 26, 2013 Many factors.
1- Is there a food shortage in the area? the answer to this is no. There is plenty of food being produced, just that everyone can't buy it. 2- Is wheat expensive? is it affordable for the population of your area? the answer is Yes, its expensive and yes, its still affordable. 3- Whats priority, fuel or food? Having said this: -Use as food: wheat is expensive in other parts of the world, where it has become too expensive for many to afford. -Whats the point for saving the atmosphere from CO2, when people may starve from this idea. -Crop fuel is not efficient, and the atmosphere is polluted anyways while harvesting the corn (pesticides, etc) -Crop fuel is not reliable, as it depends on rain, and plagues, etc. -Corn is for eating. Fossil fuels are for burning up. Use as Fuel: - Saving the atmosphere - We have to try something new, maybe this is a good answer - burns cleaner than coal or gas Overall i completely disagree with using it as fuel, so think of those yourself. |