ppt课件-agriculturein south america- universityof kentucky（agriculturein南美-肯塔基州大学）.pptVIP

Agriculture in South America Breadbasket of the World? Emergence of Agriculture Historical shift in global agriculture is taking place Heart of this dominance has long been the United States But South America is emerging as the world’s bread basket Why? Reasons for Growth in South American Agriculture New techniques and technology are being used to bring formerly unusable and barren lands into productivity Part of the Green Revolution- hybrid and disease resistant seeds, fertilizers, pesticides Economics is a factor: new demands from an increasingly sophisticated high end market and vegetaria