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1.

Questions8and9arebasedonthefollowingnews.

Wijngaardenwi11furtherfocushisresearchonwhether

A.thereisadefiniterelationshipbetweenhighlevelsofleadanddeath.

B.thepatientswithbraintumorshavehigherlevelsofleadintheirbones.

C.someworkershavehigherrisksofdevelopingbraincancersthanothers.

D.higherlevelsofleadhavealong-termeffectonchildrenoveralifetime.

2.{{BJJTEXTD{{/B}}

ThesearetoughtimesforWal-Mart,America'sbiggestretaiIer.Long

accusedofwreckingsma11-townAmericaandcondemnedforthestinginess

ofitspay,thecompanyhasIateIycomeunderfireforitsmeannessover

empIoyees,heaIth-carebenefits.ThechargeisarguabIyunfair:thefinn,

shealthcoverage,whileadmittedIylessextensivethantheaveragefor

bigcompanies,isonaparwithotherretailers1.ButbadpubIicity,

coupIedwithrisingcosts,hasstirredtheBentonviIIegianttoaction.

Wal-MartismakingchangesthatshouldshiftthegroundinAmerica's

health-caredebate.

Onestrategyistoslashthepricesofmanygeneric,orout-of-patent,

prescriptiondrugs.Wal-MartrecentIyannouncedthatitsFloridastores

wouldseiIalistofsome300genericdrugsat$4foramonth,ssuppIy;

otherstateswi11fo11ow.Thatisabovecostbutfarlessthantheprices

chargedbymanypharmacychains,whichgetprofitsfromfatmarginson

generics.

Wal-Mart*scriticsdismissthemoveasapubIicitystunt.TheIist

ofdrugsincIudesonly143differentmedicinesandexcludesmanypopular

generics.True,hutshort-sighted.Wal-MarthastransformedretaiIing

byusingitssizetosqueezesuppliersandpassingthegainsonto

consumers.Itcoulddothesamewithdrugs.Target,anotherbigretaiIer,

hasalreadyannouncedthatitwiIImatchthenewpricing.A"WaI-Mart

effect"indrugswi11notsolveAmerica*sheaIth-costsprobIem:generics

accountforonlyasmalIshareofdrugcosts,whichinturnmakeuponly

10%ofoveralIhealthspending.Butitwouldhelp.

Thefirm*sotherinitiativeismorecontroversial.Wal-Martisjoining

thesmalIbutfast-growinggroupofemployerswhoarecontrolIingcosts

byshiftingtohealthinsurancewithhighdeductibles.

FromJanuary1stnewWaI-MartempIoyeeswillonlybeofferedinsurance

withverylowpremiums(aslittleas$11amonthforanindividual)but

ratherhighdeductibles(excesses):anindividualmustpayatleastthe

first$1,000ofannuaIhealth-careexpenses,andonafamilypIan,the

first$3,000.Unusually,Wal-Mart1splanincludesthreedoctorvisits

andthreeprescriptiondrugsbeforethebigdeductibIekicksin.Since

mostempIoyeesgotothedoctorlessoftenthanthat,thecompanyargues,

theywi11bebetteroffbecauseofthelowerpremiums.Thatmaybetrue

forthehealthy,saycritics;sickerworkerswi11seetheirhealthcosts

soar.

Thisdebate,writlarge,isthebiggestcontroversyinAmericanhealth

caretoday.TheBushadministrationhasbeenpushinghigh-deductibIe

plansasthebestroutetocontrolIinghealthcostsandhasencouraged

them,withtax-breaksforheaIth-savingaccounts.ThelogicisappeaIing.

Higherdeductiblesencourageconsumerstobecomeprice-consciousfor

routinecare,whileinsurancekicksinforcatastrophicexpenses.

EarlyevidencesuggeststhesepIansdoheIpfirmscontrolthecost

ofhealthinsurance.Butcriticssaythatthesavingsaremisleading.

Theyarguethattheplansshiftcoststosickerworkers,discourage

preventativecareandwiIIanywaydoIittIetocontrolovera11health

spending,sincemostofthe$2tri11ion(asixthofitsentireGDP)that

AmericaspendsonhealthcareeachyeargoestopeopIewithmultiple

chronicdiseases.

Forthemoment,relativelyfewAmericansarecoveredbvthese"

consumer-directed,'pIans.Buttheyarebecomingincreasinglypopular,

especia11yamongfirmsempIoyinglow-skiIledworkers.AndnowAmerica1

sbiggestemployerhasjoinedthehigh-deductibletrend.Thatisbound

tohaveanimpact.

Accordingtothepassage,thehealth-carebenefitsofWal-Mart

A.aretobeincreasedgreatlyduetoothers,accusation.

B.startedtoincurmuchcriticismalongtimeago.

C.areatthesamelevelasthoseofotherretailers.

D.willbeinlinewiththerisingcostsofthecommodities.

3.{{BHTEXTB{(/B})

"Youdon'thavetowaitforgovernmenttomove...thereaIIyfantastic

thingaboutFairtradeisthatyoucangoshopping!nSosaida

representativeoftheFairtrademovementinaBritishnewspaper.

SimilarlyMarionNestle,anutritionistatNewYorkUniversity,argues

that"whenyouchooseorganics,youarevotingforapIanetwithfewer

pesticides,richersoiIandcleanerwatersuppIies."

Theideathatshoppingisthenewpoliticsiscertainlyseductive.

NevermindthebaIlotbox:votewithyoursupermarkettrolIeyinstead.

Electionsoccurrelativelyrarely,butyouprobablygoshoppingseveral

timesamonth,providingyourselfwithlotsofopportunitiestoexpress

youropinions.Ifyouareworriedabouttheenvironment,youmightbuy

organicfood;ifyouwanttohelppoorfarmers,youcandoyourbitby

buyingFairtradeproducts;oryoucanexpressadislikeofeviI

multinationaIcompaniesandrampantgIobaIisationbybuyingonlyIocaI

produce.Andthebestbitisthatshopping,uniikevoting,isfun;so

youcandogoodandenjoyyourselfatthesametime.

Sadly,it'snotthateasy.Therearegoodreasonstodoubttheclaims

madeaboutthreeofthemostpopuIarvarietiesof"ethicaI"food:organic

food,Fairtradefoodandlocalfood.PeopIewhowanttomaketheworld

abetterplacecannotdosobyshiftingtheirshoppinghabits:

transformingthepIanetrequiresdu11erdisciplines,Iikepolitics.

Organicfood,whichisgrownwithoutman-madepesticidesand

fertiIisers,isgenerallyassumedtobemoreenvironmentallyfriendly

thanconventionaIintensivefarming,whichisheavilyreliantonchemicaI

inputs.ButitaIIdependsonwhatyoumeanbynenvironmentaIlyfriendly".

Farmingisinherentlybadfortheenvironment:sincehumanstookitup

around11,000yearsago,theresulthasbeendeforestationonamassive

scale.ButfollowingthegreenrevolutionHofthe1960sgreateruseof

chemicaIfertiIiserhastripledgrainyieldswithveryIittIeincrease

intheareaoflandundercultivation.Organicmethods,whichrelyon

croprotation,manureandcompostinpIaceoffertiIiser,arefarless

intensive.SoproducingtheworId*scurrentagriculturaloutput

organicallywouldrequireseveraltimesasmuchlandasiscurrently

cu11ivated.Therewouldn,tbemuchroomleftfortherainforest.

Fairtradefoodisdesignedtoraisepoorfanners-incomes.Itissold

atahigherpricethanordinaryfood,withasubsidypassedbacktothe

farmer.ButpricesofagriculturaIcommoditiesarelowbecauseof

overproduction.Byproppinguptheprice,theFairtradesystemencourages

farmerstoproducemoreofthesecommoditiesratherthandiversifying

intoothercropsandsodepressesprices-thusachieving,formost

fanners,exactIytheoppositeofwhattheinitiativeisintendedtodo.

AndsineeonlyasmaIIfractionofthemark-uponFairtradefoodsactuaIIy

goestothefarmer-mostgoestotheretaiIer-thesystemgivesrich

consumersaninfIatedimpressionoftheirlargesseandmakesalleviating

povertyseemtooeasy.

Surelytheeaseforlocalfood,producedascloseaspossibletothe

consumerinordertominimise"foodmiles"and,byextension,carbon

emissions,isclearSurprisingly,itisnot.AstudyofBritain,sfood

systemfoundthatnearlyhalfoffood-vehicIemiles(ie,milestravelled

byvehiclescarryingfood)weredrivenbycarsgoingtoandfromtheshops.

MostpeopleIiveclosertoasupermarketthanafarmer,smarket,somore

IocaIfoodcouldmeanmorefood-vehicIemiles.Movingfoodaroundinbig,

carefullypackedlorries,assupermarketsdo,mayinfactbethemost

efficientwaytotransportthestuff.

What*smore,oncetheenergyusedinproductionasweIIastransport

istakenintoaccount,localfoodmayturnouttobeevenlessgreen.

ProducinglambinNewZeaIandandshippingittoBritainuseslessenergy

thanproducingBritishlamb,becausefarminginNewZealandisless

energy-intensive.AndtheIocaI-foodmovement*saims,ofcourse,

contradictthoseoftheFairtrademovement,bydiscouragingrich-country

consumersfrombuyingpoor-countryproduce.ButsincetheIocaI-food

movementlookssuspiciouslyIikeoldfashionedprotectionism

masqueradingasconcernfortheenvironment,helpingpoorcountriesis

presumablynotthepoint.

Theauthor1sattitudetowardsethicalfoodisoneof

A.impartial.

B.optimistic.

C.pessimistic.

D.skeptical.

4.

Inthissectiontherearefourreadingpassagesfo11owedbyatotalof

20mu11ipIe-choicequestions.Readthepassagesandthenmarkyour

answersonyouranswersheet.

{{BJJTEXTA{{/B}}

Backin2000,inspiredbyadesiretohelpthoseinneed,Meganand

DennisDoyleofMinneapolisdecidedtheywantedtodomorethanjust

volunteerorwriteacheck.Instead,theytook$30,000oftheirownmoney

andstartedanonprofitcalledHopefortheCity.Theorganization

collectscorporateoverstockanddistributesittononprofitsintheTwin

Cities,nationwide,andinternationallyto26developingcountries.

Todaythenonprofithasa$900,000operatingbudgetanda25,000sq.ft.

warehousetostorethedonateditemsandhasdistributednearly$380

miIIionofin-kindmerchandisesinceitsinception."Thismakesusfeel

Iikewe*reapartofsomethingalotbiggerthanjustthetwoofus,"

saysDennis,54,whoisCEOofalocalcommercialrealestatefirm.

TheDoyIesarenotaloneintheirdesiretogiveback.Therearemore

than1million501(c)(3)charitiesliketheirs,upnearly70%fromthe

614,000thatexistedadecadeago,accordingtoTomPollak,program

directorwiththeNationalCenterforCharitableStatisticsattheUrban

Institute.Organizationsdedicatedtoeducation,disasterreIief,job

development,theenvironmentandAIDSareamongtoday*s"hotcauses,

"saysPhy11isMcGrath,presidentofPhiIanthropyManagement,aFairfield,

Conn.,consultingfirmthatworkswithnonprofitsnationwide.

Fuelingthisgrowthareseveralfactors:babyboomerswitha

sociaI-entrepreneurshipmind-setandaddedtimeintheirIivestogive

backtotheircommunities,suchtragiceventsasSept.11andHurricane

Katrina,andgreaternumbersofweaIthyindividualswiththefundsto

launchtheirownnonprofits.ButstartinganonprofitisaHerculean

effort,requiringpatienceanddetermination.

Itmaytakeatleastsixmonthstoayearandasmuchas30to40hours

aweektogetanorganizationofftheground,McGrathsays.Hiringan

attorneyexperiencedwithnonprofitstohandIestatewideandfederal

applicationsiskey.The501(c)(3)designationcomesfromtheIRS

(InternalRevenueService),andnonprofitsareexpectedtoprovidethe

governmentwithsuchinformationasamissionstatement,anideaofwho

wiIIbeassistedandbywhatmethods,anticipatedbudgetandboardof

directors,saysAndrewGrumet,alawyerrepresentingnonprofitswiththe

ManhattanfirmHerrick,Feinstein,LLP.AccountantsfamiIiarwith

nonprofitscanadviseonhowmuchofaninvestmentcanbemadewithout

affectingpersonaIwealth.Butevenwiththebestofintentions,

nonprofitshaveahighfailurerate:onlyone-thirdsurvivebeyondfive

years,saysStanMadden,directoroftheCenterforNonprofitStudies

attheHankamerSchooIofBusinessatBaylorUniversityinWaeo,Texas.

Thebestapproachistostartwithabusinessplan.Researchother

organizationsinthefieldtomakesurethereisnoothergroupaddressing

thesamecause.Consultwithothercharitiestodeterminethatthereare

constituentswhocanreallyuseyourservices.AsMcGrathnotes,

"ConsiderarealisticanddoabIenichethatyourorganizationcan

uniquelyfill."

ThatisjustwhatBethShaw,41,did.Theownerofa$4mi11ioncompany

thattrainsyogafitnessinstructorsworIdwide,ShawusedherknowIedge

ofthemarkettolaunchVisionaryWomeninFitness,whichprovides

scholarshipstounderprivilegedwomensothattheycantraintobecome

instructors.Withabudgetofjust$30,000,thenonprofit,basedin

HermosaBeach,Calif.,isabletohelp15to20womenayearlearnaski11

thatcangetthemanentry-1eveIjob.

"IhavetwohomesandasuccessfuIbusiness,somanyyoungwomenout

therehavenothing,"saysShaw,whohasdonated$50,000ofherownmoney

sinceshelaunchedthecharityinJune2004."Thiswasthetimeinmy

Iifetostepupandstartgivingback."

WhichofthefollowingdoesNOTmakeforthegrowthofcharities

A.Babyboomerswho'rewillingtogivebacktotheircommunities.

B.Hotcausesdedicatedtoeducation,jobdevelopment,theenvironment,

etc.

C.TragiceventslikeSept.11andHurricaneKatrina.

D.Wealthypeoplewiththefundstolaunchtheirownnonprofits.

5.{{BJJTEXTC{{/BJ}

In1830,onlyafewmilesawayfromwhatisnowthegreatcityof

Cincinnati,layanimmenseandaImostunbrokenforest.Thewholeregion

wassparselysettledbypeopIeofthefrontier-restlesssoulswhono

soonerhadhewnfairlyhabitablehomesoutofthewiIdernessandattained

tothatdegreeofprosperitywhichtodayweshouldcalIindigence,then,

impeIIedbysomemysteriousimpulseoftheirnature,theyabandonedalI

andpushedfartherwestward,toencounternewperiIsandprivationsin

theefforttoregainthemeagrecomfortswhichtheyhadvoluntarily

renounced.Manyofthemhadalreadyforsakenthatregionfortheremoter

settIements,butamongthoseremainingwasonewhohadbeenofthosefirst

arriving.HeIivedaloneinahouseoflogssurroundedona11sidesby

thegreatforest,ofwhosegloomandsiIenceheseemedapart,forno

onehadeverknownhimtosmilenorspeakaneedlessword.Hissimple

wantsweresuppIiedbythesaIeorbarterofskinsofwiIdanimalsin

therivertown,fornotathingdidhegrowupontheIandwhich,ifneedfuI,

hemighthavecIaimedbyrightofundisturbedpossession.Therewere

evidencesof"improvement',-afewacresofgroundimmediatelyaboutthe

househadoncebeenclearedofitstrees,thedecayedstumpsofwhich

werehalfconcealedbythenewgrowththathadbeensufferedtorepair

theravagewroughtbytheaxe.ApparentIytheman,szeaIforagricuIture

hadburnedwithafailingflame,expiringinpenitentialashes.

Thelittleloghouse,withitschimneyofsticks,itsroofofwarping

clapboardsweightedwithtraversingpolesandits"chinking"ofclay,

hadasingledoorand,directlyopposite,awindow.Thelatter,however,

wasboardedup-nobodycouldrememberatimewhenitwasnot.Andnone

knewwhyitwassocIosed;certainlynotbecauseoftheoccupant,sdislike

ofIightandair,foronthoserareoccasionswhenahunterhadpassed

thatlonelyspotthereclusehadcommonIybeenseensunninghimselfon

hisdoorstepifheavenhadprovidedsunshineforhisneed.Ifancythere

arefewpersonsIivingtodaywhoeverknewthesecretofthatwindow,

butIamone.

Theman*snamewassaidtobeMurIoek.Hewasapparentlyseventyyears

old,actuaIIyaboutfifty.Somethingbesidesyearshadhadahandinhis

ageing.Hishairandlong,fulIbeardwerewhite,hisgrey,lustreless

eyessunken,hisfacesingularlyseamedwithwrinkleswhichappearedto

beIongtotwointersectingsystems.InfigurehewastaiIandspare,with

astoopoftheshoulders-aburdenbearer.

OnedayMurIoekwasfoundinhiscabin,dead.Itwasnotatimeand

placeforcoronersandnewspapers,andIsupposeitwasagreedthathe

haddiedfromnaturaIcausesorIshouIdhavebeentold,andshould

remember.Iknowonlythatwithwhatwasprobablyasenseofthefitness

ofthingsthebodywasburiednearthecabin,alongsidethegraveofhis

wife,whohadprecededhimbysomanyyearsthatIocaItraditionhad

retainedhardlyahintofherexistence.Thatclosesthefinalchapter

ofthistruestory.ButthereisanearIierchapter-thatsuppliedby

mygrandfather.

WhenMurIoekbuilthiscabinandbeganlayingsturdiIyaboutwithhis

axetohewoutafarm_therifle,meanwhiIe,hismeansofsupport-he

wasyoung,strongandfulIofhope.Inthateasterncountrywhencehe

camehehadmarried,aswasthefashion,ayoungwomaninalIwaysworthy

ofhishonestdevotion,whosharedthedangersandprivationsofhislot

withawillingspiritandIightheart.Thereisnoknownrecordofher

name;ofhercharmsofmindandpersontraditionissilentandthedoubter

isatIibertytoentertainhisdoubt;butGodforbidthatIshouIdshare

it!Oftheiraffectionandhappinessthereisabundantassuranceinevery

addeddayoftheman,swidowedlife;forwhatbutthemagnetismofa

blessedmemorycouldhavechainedthatventuresomespirittoalotIike

that

OnedayMurlockreturnedfromgunninginadistantpartoftheforest

tofindhiswifelyingonthefloorwithfever,anddelirious.Therewas

nophysicianwithinmiles,noneighbour;norwassheinaconditionto

beleft,tosummonhelp.Sohesetaboutthetaskofnursingherback

tohealth,butattheendofthethirdclayshefelIintounconsciousness

aridsopassedaway,apparently,withneveragleamofreturningreason.

WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutthemanisCORRECT

A.Heconstantlyopenedupwasteland.

B.Hiswayoflivingwasratherprimitive.

C.Hewaseagertogrowtreesandcrops.

D.Hewasnotheardtoutterasingleword.

6.{IB}}TEXTD{{/B}J

ThesearetoughtimesforWal-Mart,America'sbiggestretaiIer.Long

accusedofwreckingsma11-townAmericaandcondemnedforthestinginess

ofitspay,thecompanyhaslatelycomeunderfireforitsmeannessover

employees'heaIth-carebenefits.Thechargeisarguablyunfair:thefinn

shealthcoverage,whileadmittedlylessextensivethantheaveragefor

bigcompanies,isonaparwithotherretailers*.ButbadpubIicity,

coupIedwithrisingcosts,hasstirredtheBentonviIIegianttoaction.

Wal-MartismakingchangesthatshouIdshiftthegroundinAmerica's

health-caredebate.

Onestrategyistoslashthepricesofmanygeneric,orout-of-patent,

prescriptiondrugs.Wal-MartrecentlyannouncedthatitsFloridastores

wouldseiIalistofsome300genericdrugsat$4foramonth,ssupply;

otherstateswi11fo11ow.Thatisabovecostbutfarlessthantheprices

chargedbymanypharmacychains,whichgetprofitsfromfatmarginson

generics.

Wal-Mart*scriticsdismissthemoveasapubIicitystunt.TheIist

ofdrugsincIudesonly143differentmedicinesandexcludesmanypopular

generics.True,hutshort-sighted.Wal-MarthastransformedretaiIing

byusingitssizetosqueezesuppliersandpassingthegainsonto

consumers.Itcoulddothesamewithdrugs.Target,anotherbigretaiIer,

hasalreadyannouncedthatitwiIImatchthenewpricing.A"Wal-Mart

effect"indrugswi11notsolveAmerica*sheaIth-costsprobIem:generics

accountforonlyasmaIIshareofdrugcosts,whichinturnmakeuponly

10%ofoveraIIhealthspending.Butitwouldhelp.

Thefirm*sotherinitiativeismorecontroversial.Wal-Martisjoining

thesmaIIbutfast-growinggroupofemployerswhoarecontrolIingcosts

byshiftingtohealthinsurancewithhighdeductibles.

FromJanuary1stnewWal-Martemployeeswillonlybeofferedinsurance

withverylowpremiums(aslittleas$11amonthforanindividual)but

ratherhighdeductibIes(excesses):anindividualmustpayatIeastthe

first$1,000ofannuaIhealth-careexpenses,andonafamilyplan,the

first$3,000.UnusuallytWal-Mart*splanincludesthreedoctorvisits

andthreeprescriptiondrugsbeforethebigdeductibIekicksin.Since

mostempIoyeesgotothedoctorlessoftenthanthat,thecompanyargues,

theywi11bebetteroffbecauseofthelowerpremiums.Thatmaybetrue

forthehealthy,saycritics;sickerworkerswi11seetheirhealthcosts

soar.

Thisdebate,writlarge,isthebiggestcontroversyinAmericanhealth

caretoday.TheBushadministrationhasbeenpushinghigh-deductible

plansasthebestroutetocontrolIinghealthcostsandhasencouraged

them,withtax-breaksforheaIth-savingaccounts.Thelogicisappealing.

Higherdeductiblesencourageconsumerstobecomeprice-consciousfor

routinecare,whileinsurancekicksinforcatastrophicexpenses.

Earlyevidencesuggeststheseplansdohelpfirmscontrolthecost

ofhealthinsurance.Butcriticssaythatthesavingsaremisleading.

Theyarguethattheplansshiftcoststosickerworkers,discourage

preventativecareandwiIIanywaydoIittIetocontroloveralIhealth

spending,sineemostofthe$2tri11ion(asixthofitsentireGDP)that

AmericaspendsonhealthcareeachyeargoestopeopIewithmultiple

chronicdiseases.

Forthemoment,relativelyfewAmericansarecoveredbvthese"

consumer-directed"pIans.Buttheyarebecomingincreasinglypopular,

especiallyamongfirmsempIoyinglow-skiIledworkers.AndnowAmerica,

sbiggestemployerhasjoinedthehigh-deductibletrend.Thatisbound

tohaveanimpact.

Theauthor,sattitudetowardsthereductionofthepricesofmanygeneric

dragsisoneof

A.favorable.

B.critical.

C.apathetic.

D.skeptical.

7.{{BJJTEXT

"Youdon,thavetowaitforgovernmenttomove...thereaIIyfantastic

thingaboutFairtradeisthatyoucangoshopping!"Sosaida

representativeoftheFairtrademovementinaBritishnewspaper.

SimilarlyMarionNestle,anutritionistatNewYorkUniversity,argues

that“whenyouchooseorganics,youarevotingforapIanetwithfewer

pesticides,richersoiIandcleanerwatersuppIies.”

Theideathatshoppingisthenewpoliticsiscertainlyseductive.

NevermindthebaIlotbox:votewithyoursupermarkettrolleyinstead.

Electionsoccurrelativelyrarely,butyouprobablygoshoppingseveral

timesamonth,providingyourselfwithlotsofopportunitiestoexpress

youropinions.Ifyouareworriedabouttheenvironment,youmightbuy

organicfood;ifyouwanttoheIppoorfarmers,youcandoyourbitby

buyingFairtradeproducts;oryoucanexpressadislikeofeviI

multinationaIcompaniesandrampantgIobaIisationbybuyingonlylocal

produce.Andthebestbitisthatshoppingruniikevoting,isfun;so

youcandogoodandenjoyyourselfatthesametime.

Sadly,it'snotthateasy.Therearegoodreasonstodoubttheclaims

madeaboutthreeofthemostpopuIarvarietiesof"ethicalMfood:organic

food,FairtradefoodandIocaIfood.PeopIewhowanttomaketheworld

abetterplacecannotdosobyshiftingtheirshoppinghabits:

transformingthepIanetrequiresdullerdisciplines,Iikepolitics.

Organicfood,whichisgrownwithoutman-madepesticidesand

fertiIisers,isgenerallyassumedtobemoreenvironmentallyfriendly

thanconventionaIintensivefarming,whichisheavilyreliantonchemicaI

inputs.ButitaIIdependsonwh