dp 1 - key issues of adequately feeding a rising population Flashcards
1
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Key issues of adequately feeding a rising population
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- Climate change
- Population growth
- Global food insecurity
- Food security
2
Q
Climate change - challenges faced by Aus farmers
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- Impact of extreme weather events
- Soil erosion
- Changes in seasonal availability
- Crops being destroyed
- Farming wiped out
- Decrease food available for sail + export = lower profit margin.
3
Q
Climate change - solutions
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- Selective breeding of livestock
- Heat-tolerant livestock
- Change to more efficient crop varieties
4
Q
Population growth - challenges
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Puts pressure on food systems + results in loss of farm land to urbanisation.
5
Q
Population growth - solutions
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- Invest in sustainable food systems (more for future generations).
- Improve food distribution to rural + remote communities
- Begin to develop new food traditions + cultures.
- Use tech to create more sustainable farming methods
- Promote alternative diets
6
Q
Groups in Australia at risk of food insecurity
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- Low-income earners
- Ab + torres strait islander communities.
- Ageing population
- Culturally + linguistically diverse (CALD) communities
- People living in remote areas
- People experiencing homelessness
7
Q
5 dimensions of food security
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- Availability
- Accessibility
- Acceptability
- Adequacy
- Stability
8
Q
How to achieve equality in food access + distribution:
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- Financial aid
- Food relief initiatives
- Community gardens
- Food banks
- Education + skill development
- Education + skill development
- Affordability of supermarkets in low SES + remote areas.
9
Q
Pathways to achieving food security: innovation + technology
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- Drones
- Robotics
- Agricultural biotech
- Nanotechnology
