I interviewed a friend who is an engineer currently working at the China Agricultural Machinery Research Institute. He’s research direction is on coating materials for agricultural machines
- How do you understand the word plantation
I understand it as defining an area and planting specific crops in this area to generate economic benefits.
- Can you think of some positive impacts of plantation on the environment.
To a certain extent, the vegetation coverage rate is increased, and at the same time, it provides a living environment and a suitable habitat for living organisms.
- Can you think of some negative impacts of plantation on the environment.
In developed countries, agricultural planting is highly mechanized. From my research aspect, the wear and tear of machines will cause tiny metal fragments falling into the soil, causing negative effect on the soil. In addition, in developing countries, especially in areas with a low degree of agricultural mechanization, the level of mechanical agricultural planting is low. In these places, people still use traditional irrigation method, which causes a greater waste of water resources.
- What other impacts do you think plantation might have?
1. May affect the abundance of agricultural products, thereby affecting economic benefits.
2. Plantation may provide certain employment opportunities.
- If you want to know more about plantation, what directions/topics are you interested in?
1. Historical origin, when it comes to plantation, slavery often comes to mind. Why is plantation one of the representatives of slavery?
2. Are contemporary plantations have higher economical outcome than triditional farmland?
- If you were asked to make a connection between the concepts of plantation and space, from which angles do you think you can connect?
Space plantation, if human beings want to immigrate to space, it will be essential to develop a specific space plantation. If understanding this word from a more general definition, plantation must be a kind of agricultural planting within a specific space. The establishment of plantation can be viewed as occupying space from nature in order for people to make profit.