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| 9228179492 | Subsidy | Government payment to encourage or protect a certain economic activity | 0 | |
| 9228182030 | Domestic Subsidy | a payment or tax break made by a government to firms in a particular industry based on production | 1 | |
| 9228183825 | Export Subsidy | a payment or tax break from a government to firms as a reward for exporting products | 2 | |
| 9228185765 | Nutrients | Molecules in food that your body needs to grow, to repair itself, and to supply you with energy (general categories: water, carbohydrates/sugars, proteins/amino acids, lipids/fats, vitamins, and minerals) |  | 3 |
| 9228185766 | calorie | Amount of energy needed to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water by 1 degree C |  | 4 |
| 9228188573 | Food Calorie | a unit equal to 1000 calories used to measure the energy in foods; 1 kcal |  | 5 |
| 9228192404 | Marasmus | total malnutrition and emaciation (especially in children) due to insufficient caloric & nutrient intake |  | 6 |
| 9228193992 | Kwashiorkor | protein deficiency characterized by edema, growth failure, and muscle wasting; a form of malnourishment | | 7 |
| 9228244960 | Bt corn | a strain of corn that has been genetically engineered to produce a toxin* that kills the corn borer work and insects which attack it *[Advanced detail- optional]: a toxic protein coded for by a gene naturally found in the bacterium bacillus thuringiensis, hence the abbreviation "Bt" |  | 8 |
| 9228244961 | Roundup Ready Crops | Plants grown from genetically modified seeds that have a genetic resistance glyphosate (an herbicide*) *[Advanced detail]: The multi-national corporation Monsanto is the producer of the Roundup herbicide as well as the Roundup Ready seeds |  | 9 |
| 9228276561 | Glyphosate | A broad-spectrum organophosphate herbicide that blocks protein synthesis* in plants; it is the active ingredient in Roundup *[Advanced details- optional]; Glyphosate inhibits the production of a specific enzyme called EPSP synthase. Without this enzyme, plants are unable to synthesize amino acids needed to produce other proteins essential to photosynthesis, therefore the plants cannot grow. |  | 10 |
| 9228369396 | Organophosphates | The phosphorous-containing synthetic chemical basis of many insecticides, herbicides, and nerve agents initially used in chemical warfare*; it's acutely toxic but degrades readily. *[Advanced details- optional]: blocks acetylcholine esterase, thereby increasing both the level and duration of action of the neurotransmitter acetylcholine (resulting in disruption of the parasympathetic nervous system- salivation, crying, vomiting- and muscle spasms); high exposure can lead to paralysis |  | 11 |
| 9229550247 | Chlorinated hydrocarbons | The highly persistent chlorine-containing synthetic chemical basis of many insecticides including DDT (illegal in US for crop use), chlordane and lindane |  | 12 |
| 9229596267 | Fair trade | An international method of trade which aims to ensure that producers receive a fair price for their output, especially in less developed countries (LDCs) |  | 13 |
| 9229606046 | Monoculture | farming strategy in which large fields are planted with a single crop, year after year |  | 14 |
| 9229607402 | Polyculture | An agricultural method in which several types of crops are planted together in the same field |  | 15 |
| 9229607403 | Integrated Pest Management | An agricultural practice that uses a variety of techniques designed to minimize pesticide inputs such as polyculture, natural predators, traps, among other to eliminate pests |  | 16 |
| 9229627279 | Subsistence agriculture | Level of farming in which a person raises only enough food to feed his or her family |  | 17 |
| 9229628672 | Sustainable agriculture | Farming methods that preserve long term productivity of land and minimize pollution |  | 18 |
| 9229630631 | Industrialized agriculture | form of agriculture that uses large-scale mechanization and fossil fuels to boost yields |  | 19 |
