What is it?
Agriculture describes the practice of growing crops or raising animals. Someone who works as a farmer is in the agriculture industry.
The Latin root of agriculture is agri, or "field," plus cultura, "cultivation." Cultivating a piece of land, or planting and growing food plants on it, is largely what agriculture means. Raising animals for meat or milk also falls under the category of agriculture. If we didn't have agriculture, we'd all be running around the woods, picking berries and trying to shoot things.
The Latin root of agriculture is agri, or "field," plus cultura, "cultivation." Cultivating a piece of land, or planting and growing food plants on it, is largely what agriculture means. Raising animals for meat or milk also falls under the category of agriculture. If we didn't have agriculture, we'd all be running around the woods, picking berries and trying to shoot things.
How does this contribute to Climate Change?
Guiding Questions
1. How much meat does the average person in a rich country like Canada or America eat per year?
2. What elements or gasses do animals produce that can harm the environment? How much do these animals contribute to climate change?
3. How much fresh clean water does it take to raise a meat animal?
4. How much food does it take to raise the same animal?
1. How much meat does the average person in a rich country like Canada or America eat per year?
2. What elements or gasses do animals produce that can harm the environment? How much do these animals contribute to climate change?
3. How much fresh clean water does it take to raise a meat animal?
4. How much food does it take to raise the same animal?
Call to Action
What can you do to reduce the impact of farming animals on climate change?
In your SWAY presentation, present 2 or 3 ways you can help to solve the problem with meat and climate change.
In your SWAY presentation, present 2 or 3 ways you can help to solve the problem with meat and climate change.