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In four countries with fast-developing economies (BRIC) – Brazil, Russia, India, and China – the agricultural sector has become a proving ground for innovation. Juergen Voegele, a World Bank agriculture expert, predicts that “by transforming agriculture, we will not only meet the challenge of feeding nine billion people by 2050 but do so in ways that create wealth and reduce its environmental footprint.”
BRAZIL
Soybeans on the Rise
Preserving the Amazon rain forest is a top priority for Brazil.
The rapid expansion of soybean and cattle farming there during the 1990s and early 2000s led to alarming rates of deforestation. Over the past ten years, however, with government support, activists and famers have protected more than 33,000 square miles of rain forest – an area equal to more than 14 million soccer fields. Saving these forests has kept 3.5 billion tons of carbon dioxide out of atmosphere.
Yet even under these land restrictions, Brazil’s soybean production has increased. The country is now the world’s second largest producer of the crop. How did this happen?
Farmers focused on efficiency. Using new machinery and early maturing seeds enabled them to squeeze an additional planting into the standard growing season. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Brazil’s 2014-15 soybean crop has hit a record 104.2 million tons, up 8.6 million tons from the year before, as farmers have made better use of their fields. This progress, says the World Bank’s Juergen Voegele, is an example of how “producing more food coexist with protecting the environment.”
60. According to Juergen Voegele, innovation in agriculture will lead to all the following except ______.
A. increased wealth | B. the solution to the world’s food crisis |
C. less impact on nature | D. the challenging of feeding the world’s population |
61. Which one is the appropriate number to fill in the blank in the chart?
A. 95.6 | B. 104.2 | C. 14 | D. 8.6 |
62. What is the most important problem Brazil is faced with?
A. Feeding nine billion people by 2050. |
B. Increasing its soybean production. |
C. Protecting its rain forest from deforestation. |
D. Enhancing its farmers’ efficiency. |
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