Friday, September 25, 2015

Annotated Citations for Project 2



"The Future of Farming: The Value of Ecosystem Services in Conventional and Organic Arable Land. An Experimental Approach." The Future of Farming: The Value of Ecosystem Services in Conventional and Organic Arable Land. An Experimental Approach. N.p., n.d. Web. 25 Sept. 2015.


The author claims that if the US shifts more of its farming towards organic crops, not only will it be more sustainable, but also more profitable. The idea of sustainability goes back to the original article from nature. In order for the world to survive, we must maximize our use of land as well as maximize yields. In comparison to the nature article, the scientific article accepts the ideas of the future of farming.
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0921800907002790



"Agriculture." EEA. N.p., n.d. Web. 25 Sept. 2015.

The author claims that modern agriculture in Europe is a good thing, but has a lot of downsides to it. These downsides include soil erosion and chemical runoff. This article accepts the original article on the future of agriculture because it shares the same beliefs. For example, both articles belief that climate change is changing how crops grow.
http://www.eea.europa.eu/themes/agriculture/intro



Hertel, Thomas W. "Climate Change, Agriculture, and Poverty." Oxford Journals. N.p., 1 May 2010. Web.

The author’s argument in this article adds another layer to the climate change discussion and its effects on agriculture. Poverty is not usually connected to climate change, but it is strongly connected to it. Depending on how climate change affects crops around the world, food prices could rise. It is already hard for some to buy groceries and it could possibly get harder.
http://aepp.oxfordjournals.org/content/32/3/355


Rivera-Ferre, Marta G. "The Future of Agriculture." EMBO Reports. N.p., 17 Oct. 2008. Web. 25 Sept. 2015.

The author’s argument in this article is to spread awareness about the importance of the future of agriculture. Agriculture is becoming a major issue for politicians, consumers, scientists, and environmentalists. This article also goes into detail on how we should be managing our food production, as the world population continues to rise. This article supports the idea of the main article because it also discusses why we are in food crisis.
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1038/embor.2008.196/abstract



Iglesias, Ana. "Looking into the Future of Agriculture in a Changing Climate." Oxford Journals. N.p., 1 June 2011. Web.

The author’s argument in this article is that food production is strained by human activities. These activities include pollution, urbanization, and large consumption of food. The article states that over the past 20 years, climate change and human activities have changed the way we look into the future of global agricultural production.
http://erae.oxfordjournals.org/content/38/3/427.full.pdf+html

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