FBC FOOD SECURITY

Question 1

what is subsistence farming?

Answer 1

growing enough for one’s own use (sometimes a little to sell)

Question 2

The challenge of food security is to feed the … global population s…, h…, and equitably

Answer 2

growing
sustainably
healthily

Question 3

there is a growing demand for non-… foods as countries and people get richer.

Answer 3

staple
- increased demand for meat, dairy and eggs, as well as fruit and veg

Question 4

the proportion of under-nourished people is expected to increase in which continent?

Answer 4

africa

Question 5

what is another, perhaps unexpected, form of malnourishment, affecting 650 million people?

Answer 5

obesity

Question 6

what are some additional threats to food supply?

Answer 6

1. global water crisis
2. increased competition for land (land degradation)
3. climate change (general warming & increase in extreme events)

Question 7

water stress will increase in many agricultural areas by 2025 due to growing … use and higher …

Answer 7

water
temperatures

Question 8

arable … per person will …

Answer 8

land
decrease

Question 9

what are some of the factors contributing to the insustainability of the food system?

Answer 9

• uses lots of global water
• soil degradation
• greenhouse gas emissions
• main source of nitrate and other pollution
• over-exploited fisheries

Question 10

what is food security?

Answer 10

• exists when all people, at all times, have physical and economic access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food that meets their dietary needs and food preferences for an active and healthy life

Question 11

what are some factors that might affect food security?

Answer 11

1. demographics
2. changes in diet
3. removal of trade barriers
4. increased focus on conservation
5. technological innovations
6. impact of climate change

Question 12

what are the 4 levels of food security?

Answer 12

1. individual
2. household
3. national/regional
4. context/underlying conditions

Question 13

what are the 3 actions needed throughout the food system?

Answer 13

1. increase supply
   - improvements in technology and management
   - reductions in food loss and waste
2. moderate demand
   - dietary changes
3. improve governance

Question 14

what is the main source of waste in the USA and UK?

Answer 14

home and municipal

Question 15

what is the main source of waste in developing countries?

Answer 15

on-farm, followed by transport and processing

Question 16

…-..-… situations must be dealt with by governance as well as crises.

Answer 16

day-to-day

Question 17

it is critical to consider the effect of any … action on the … and the world’s … people

Answer 17

policy
environment
poorest

Question 18

what are the 4 components of food security?

Answer 18

1. availability
2. access
3. utilisation
4. stability