viernes, 7 de noviembre de 2014

FARMING MULTINATIONALS

Last day I asked you to find some information on MONSANTO (official webpage), the biggest multinational on farming products.

Here you have some videos that illustrate the damages genetic manipulation developed by some multinationals is causing.





FARMING

machinery for farming
Traditional farming, plantation farming (colonial), commercial farming, industrial farming ... Did you know that there are different systems of agriculture all over the world? depending on how developed or undeveloped the country is, depending on the climatic conditions, multinationals ... one type or the other is going to predominate.
Here you have some exercises that will help you prepare the exam you'll have soon.





bocage
    • Vocabulary exercises:
  • Here you have a mind map that explains all these farming systems in the world. I hope it will be very useful for the exam you will have soon. Have a look at it!
    FARMING SYSTEMS IN THE WORLD
    open-field






    rice paddy
    greenhouses

    Extensive farming because of the extension of the territory, however, it's intensively exploited because of the use of many technological advances
    Intensive cattle raising
    Extensive cattle raising
    Artificial irrigation


lunes, 3 de noviembre de 2014

THE OIBAR VINEYARDS, DO WE HAVE A FUTURE?

This is a very interesting video of a young boy and his father who work in the Oibar vineyards. Listen to their opinion about their everyday life and future. Who does really controll the agricultural production? How can we fight it? Which are the possible solutions?