首页
登录
职称英语
[originaltext] As experts warn of a coming food crisis, the vertical farming
[originaltext] As experts warn of a coming food crisis, the vertical farming
游客
2024-04-06
34
管理
问题
As experts warn of a coming food crisis, the vertical farming industry aims to create plants that offer more nutritional value and require fewer resources. In vertical farms, plants are grown indoors. Workers control the climate and closely monitor each plant’s growth. Vertical farm supporters say the methods are good for the environment, and good for the world’s growing population. Experts say the size of the vertical farming market is expected to quadruple over the next five years to nearly $ 4 billion. Because of the technology it has created, AeroFarms has become one of the top indoor-farming companies. One of its vertical farms is in a large building near a busy road in Newark, New Jersey. It grows more than 250 kinds of greens and herbs. Farmers wear gloves, coats and coverings on their head. Their shoes must be cleaned. AeroFarms grows crops at the same rate throughout the year. The methods it uses lower soil erosion. They also reduce the amount of pesticides and water needed to grow the crops. The company says carbon emissions are heavily reduced and in some cases eliminated. David Rosenberg is the co-founder and chief executive officer of AeroFarms. "We could do this whether it is in the Sahara or a city like Newark," he said. Alina Zolotareva is a dietitian and nutritionist at AeroFarms. She says she wants people to eat more leafy greens like kale, one of the most nutritionally dense foods. She says if her company is to successfully encourage this kind of healthy eating, it must grow crops that taste good. " Americans especially don’t eat enough vegetables, and so for me the most exciting part is all of the different flavours that we have here. It makes eating your vegetables so much more exciting and so much more fun. "
Rosenberg said AeroFarms is helping the world deal with a growing food shortage. He said people must change their focus from the number of calories they consume to the nutrition levels of the foods they eat. Recent World Bank studies predict that an estimated global population of 9 billion in 2050 will require at least 50 percent more food. Experts say the crisis will be worsened by climate change, which they believe will reduce crop yields by more than 25 percent during that time. They say the food crisis will have a larger effect on the world’s poorest citizens than on those who live in developed countries.
Questions 23 to 25 are based on the recording you have just heard.
23. What does the speaker say about vertical farms?
24. What can we learn about AeroFarms?
25. What should people focus on in terms of food according to Rosenberg?
选项
A、It grows crops at the same rate throughout the year.
B、It is a newly established indoor-farming company.
C、It is now growing 250 kinds of greens and herbs.
D、It needs more water to grow crops.
答案
A
解析
转载请注明原文地址:https://tihaiku.com/zcyy/3542631.html
相关试题推荐
[originaltext]Mostpeoplehavehadadogorwantedoneastheircompaniona
[originaltext]Mostpeoplehavehadadogorwantedoneastheircompaniona
[originaltext][11]Senatorsarepeoplewhoareelectedevery6yearsandth
[originaltext][11]Senatorsarepeoplewhoareelectedevery6yearsandth
[originaltext]W:Dad,canIgotoamoviewithSharon?M:Yeah,sure,butwait
[originaltext]M:Hello.W:Hello,Frank.ThisisSusan.I’msorrytophoneyou
[originaltext]M:[23]Somedecadesagomymotherwasreplacedbyacomputer.Her
[originaltext]M:[23]Somedecadesagomymotherwasreplacedbyacomputer.Her
[originaltext][19]Iamhonoredtobewithyoutodayatyourcommencementf
[originaltext][19]Iamhonoredtobewithyoutodayatyourcommencementf
随机试题
我过去对发音注意得更多一些就好了。IwishIhadpaidmoreattentiontopronunciationinthepast.
某大型渔业公司了解虾群在渔船下面停留的间隔、时间和概率,他们可根据何种技术利用该
患者,男,20岁,远中邻面龋坏中等深,进行嵌体修复。修复体粘固后立即出现过敏性疼
男性,22岁。长期咳嗽,痰中带血或咯血反复发作10余年。支气管碘油造影示左下肺及
患者烧伤后8天,高热不退,入夜尤甚,神昏谵语,舌红绛光剥无苔,脉细数。A、火热伤
主治阴虚血少,神志不安证之心悸失眠可选用A.朱砂安神丸 B.天王补心丹 C.
对港口生产进程的控制可分为( )。A.预先控制 B.现场控制 C.临时控制
与“刘伯承和徐向前是元帅”判断类型不同的是()A.李白和杜甫是诗人 B.王菲
完整的计算机系统由()两大部分组成。A.应用软件和系统软件 B.随机存储器和
根据《支付结算办法》,可以使用托收承付的单位不包括()。A、国有企业 B、供销
最新回复
(
0
)