24. Reading Quiz #24

What is one problem that farmers all over the world continuously face?

• Lack of water

• Reduction of crop yields due to pests

• Lack of sunlight

• Overproduction of crops

What do most governments around the world do to intervene in agricultural markets?

• Reduce the use of fertilizers

• Provide payments to farmers for growing certain crops

• Encourage farmers to use traditional farming methods

• Ban the use of pesticides

What is one of the policies used in Canada to keep prices of dairy and poultry products stable?

• Increasing the production of organic products

• Enacting quotas

• Reducing government payments

• Promoting ethanol fuel production

What is one of the changes in the U.S. dairy industry mentioned in the text?

• Increase in family-owned commercial operations

• Closure of nearly 3,000 dairy farms in 2018

• Reduction in the production of organic dairy products

• Increase in the price of ethanol fuel

Since the 1960s, the number of farms in the United States has:

• Increased significantly

• Decreased significantly

• Remained the same

• Doubled

What is one of the challenges faced by farmers that is mentioned in the text?

• Lack of modern technology

• Rising costs

• Excessive government support

• Overproduction of crops

What is vertical integration in the context of agribusiness?

• The process of selling directly to consumers

• The control of multiple stages of production by one company

• The use of advanced farming techniques

• The collaboration between small farms

What is a commodity chain?

• A network connecting places of production with distribution to consumers

• A chain of grocery stores selling agricultural products

• A series of farms producing the same crop

• A type of agricultural machinery

What is the function of the law of supply and demand in agriculture?

• When supply is high, prices go up

• When supply is high, prices go down

• When supply is low, prices go down

• When supply is low, prices remain the same

According to the text, which group benefits the most from farm subsidies?

• Small family operations

• The highest quantity producers of commodities like corn, soybeans, wheat, cotton, rice, and sugar

• Urban farmers

• Farmers who do not produce commodities