developments in food supply

Question 1

when was the neolithic revolution?

Answer 1

12000 years ago

Question 2

what was the shift from in the neolithic revolution?

Answer 2

from mobile hunter-gatherer populations to agricultural communities. there was a more stable food supply. baby booms and population growth rates quickened rapidly

Question 3

what is the green revolution?

Answer 3

process of using technology and more efficient farming supplies and practices in agriculture to maximise yields due to new technology

Question 4

when did the green revolution begin?

Answer 4

50s 60s

Question 5

what did the green revolution create?

Answer 5

more food which could be sustained for larger populations

Question 6

An estimate of how many more people were fed as a result of the green revolution?

Answer 6

1 billion

Question 7

Post green revolution, although there was enough food to feed the world population by______times how many people still experienced moderate or severe food insecurity?

Answer 7

Enough to feed the world 1.5 times
1 in 4 people still moderately or severely hungry