5.A role and responsibilities of profit making organisations

Question 1

agribusinesses

Answer 1

• large scale, capital intensive, corporate farming by business enterprises
• utilise land to produce cheap products
• involved within all areas of food system
  eg DuPont

Question 2

DuPont

Answer 2

• products animal nutrition, crop protection and seed supplies
• in pursuit of profit and money = damage to environment
• increase use of machinery, fertilisers, pesticides and increase yields

Question 3

TNCs

Answer 3

• 9 main companies controlling other major brand
• employing lots of money
• eg - Nestlé, Kraft, Cocoa-Cola, P&G and Mars
• specialise in distribution, prices etc ‘downstream activities’

Question 4

food retailers

Answer 4

• supermarkets - aiding choice, variety, cheaper, quality
• control 60% of world food
• 2.3B buy from supermarkets - could increase pressure on pinch points

Question 5

negatives of food retailers

Answer 5

• pandemics (COVID 19) = panic and stuck when shelves are empty, not always reliable
• affects traditional high street - green grocers and butchers
• quality control checks increase food waste

Question 6

fair trade organisations

Answer 6

• 586 producer organisations from 58 countries and 650 traders
• larger TNCs linked to major food retailers
• UK has largest fair trade market among EU nations