Farming techniques

Farming techniques

The efficiency of food production can be improved by restricting energy transfer from food animals to the environment.
This can be done through intensive farming to maximise yields by reducing energy use and biomass loss:
- Limiting movement by having animals packed together in small pens.
- Controlling the temperature of their surroundings.
- Some people have ethical objections to some intensive farming methods, for example restricting movement may affect an animal’s quality of life.
Some animals are fed high-protein foods to increase growth.
Crop rotation can be done, which may provide less encouragement for pests and be less damaging to soil.

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