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5.2 Terrestrial Food Production & Food Choices (Sustainability of…
5.2 Terrestrial Food Production & Food Choices
Sustainability of terrestrial food production
Industrialization
Mechanization
Scale of farming
Fossil fuel use
Agribusiness purposes
Seed/ crop/ livestock choices
Fertilizers, pest control
Water use
Legislation
Pollinators
Types of Farming System
Commercial
Cash cropping
Pastoral farming
Raising animals
Subsistence
Provision of food for local community
Arable farming
Grow crops to eat directly or feed animals
Mixed farming
Both crops and animals in the system
Also described as
extensive
and
intensive
Comparison of impacts of different food production
Nutrient leaching
Energy input
Soil degradation
GHG emissions
Quality of product
Imbalance in food distribution
Causes
Economic
Social political
Ecological
Food waste
More significant in MEDC than LEDC
Exists in both LEDC and MEDC
Differences due to
Quantity of consumer goods
Patterns of consumption
Choices of products
Choices of Food Production Systems
Socioeconomics
Cultural
Ecological
Political
Economic
Problems faced
Depreciating soil quality
Increased demand for agricultural lands
Insufficient resources to support rising global population
Sustainable food production
Intensive Charolais beef production in France