Food in the UK Flashcards
People want seasonal food…
all year around.
Increased demand for:
- seasonal fruit
- exotic and high-valued food
Why is there an increase in demand for high valued food?
As the income of people increased, it becomes popular as people can afford it.
Organic food is becoming…
increasingly popular as people are becoming more concerned about the environmental impacts of food production and effect of chemicals on health.
Food miles
The distance food is transported to the market.
Growing, processing and packaging…
food produces carbon dioxide.
Carbon footprint
The amount of greenhouse gas produced during growing, packaging and transporting.
Imported food has been…
transported a long way so it has high food miles and large carbon footprint.
Locally grown food is becoming…
more popular as people’s awareness increases.
Agribusiness
Large-scale, industrial farming where processes from a production of seeds to packaging of food are controlled by large farms.
Farm sizes have been…
increasing, many small farms have been taken over and field sizes increased
The number of chemicals used in…
food production has been increasing. Large quantities of pesticides and artificial fertilisers are applied to crops.
The number of workers working on farms has been…
falling because of greater use of machinery.
Environmental impacts of Agribusiness
- rivers are polluted
- a decrease in biodiversity of insect
- heavy machinery causes soil erosion
