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The health condition that results from dietary intake that regularly fails to meet nutritional needs on a longstanding basis.
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undernutrition
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This occurs when total food supplies in a specific area are insufficient to meet the needs of that area's population.
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food shortage
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The lack of access at all times to food needed to live a healthy, active life.
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food insecurity
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A time of massive starvation
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famine
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Results from inadequate intake of some combination of energy, macronutrients, and micronutrients.
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undernutrition
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A condition that results from regular consumption of insufficient amounts of energy and protein.
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protein-energy malnutrition
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Disease that results from insufficient consumption of kilocalories and protein.
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Marasmus
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A disease seen primarily in young children, results from consuming insufficient protein and marginal amounts of energy; it results in edema, poor growth, weakness, and susceptibility to illness.
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kwashiorkor
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Crops grown for export in order to obtain hard currency.
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cash crops
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Formula used by mixing a packet of electrolytes and glucose in clean water that replaces fluids and minerals lost by diarrhea and helps stop the diarrhea.
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Oral rehydration therapy (ORT)
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A new variety of crop that has come about by developing new crop varieties and have sparked a remarkable increase in yield.
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green revolution
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The combination of methods for preventing erosion which include contour plowing, strip-farming, terracing, and leaving crop residues on fields or planting cover crops.
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integrated soil management (ISM)
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Involves using minimal pesticides, mechanical cultivation, vacuuming of insects, trap crops, insects to control insects
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integrated pest management (IPM)
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Commercial fish farming has the potential to provide significant amounts of protein for the world population, otherwise called?
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blue revolution
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The production of food and fiber on a sustainable basis and the repair of damage caused by destructive practices.
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sustainable agriculture
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Synthetic chemicals that are used to kill a targeted species.
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pesticide
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Involves introducing into a plant or animal a single gene or a few genes, often from a distant species, that dictate production of one or more desired elements.
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genetic modification (GM)
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