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Food Resources [Chapter 2] (KQ1: Food Consumption (Reasons for variation…
Food Resources [Chapter 2]
KQ1: Food Consumption
Indicators of food consumption
Food consumption per capita
Daily calorie intake
Starchy staples as a percentage of all calories
Changing food preferences
Cereals
Meats
Fruits and Vegetables
Reasons for variation in food consumption patterns [DC vs LDC}
Economic
Disposable income
Pricing
Socio-Cultural
Food Preferences
Fast food
Organic food
Population growth
Political
Stability of food supply
Civil War
Natural Disasters
Food Safety
Impacts of variation in food consumption patterns
Inadequate food consumption on individuals and countries
Economic
Lower productivity
Diversion of financial resources to health care
Long-term debt due to food and financial aid
Political
Social unrest
Social
Scavenging
Health
Malnutrition
Starvation
Social
Scavenging
Excess consumption on individuals and countries
Health
Obesity and related illnesses
Economic
Lower productivity
Diversion of financial resources to healthcare
Social
Food wastage
Unhealthy Dieting
KQ2: Food Production
Factors affecting intensity of food production [Relationship between these factors and food SUPPLY]
Physical
Climate
Soils and Drainage
Relief
Economic
Purpose of farming
Subsistence
Commercial
Demand and Capital
Agribusiness
Political
Government Policy
Technological
Green Revolution
HYV
Fertilisers
Pesticides
Irrigation
Mechanisation
Impacts of continuing intensification of food production:
Effect of irrigation on water and soil quality
Effect of chemicals on water and soil quality
Trends in the production of food crops from the 1960s Increased intensity of production of food crops
Intensification
Productivity
Crop yield
Reasons for food shortage [OVERALL result of negative factors]
Political
Civil strife
Poor governance
Physical
Climate change
Extreme weather events
Pests
Economic
Food price
Soaring cost of oil (fertilisers and transport)
Conversion of farmland to industrial crop production to produce biofuel crops (food used for biofuels)
Increasing demand for meat and dairy products (emerging economies) (animal feed needed)
Social
Lack of accessibility (transportation and outlets)
affects both farmers and consumers
Inadequate logistics of food distribution and storage
Rapid population growth
KQ3: Managing food shortage
Strategies
Technological strategies
Farming
Storage
Biotechnology
Agricultural strategies
Multiple cropping and crop rotation
Water and soil conservation
Leasing farmland to other countries
Social Strategies
Support local farmers
Population control
Political and Economic Strategies
National Strategies
International policies
How effective?
Increasing world population
No equal access to food
Damage done to the environment (affects productivity of the land in the long term)