Food Production Flashcards

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Give examples of input, process and outputs which take place in a farming system

A

Inputs
Water, soil, labour, money
Processes
Sowing, weeding, harvesting
Outputs
Wheat, barley, cattle

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What are physical factors affecting land use?

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  • temp
  • soil type/fertility
  • water
  • wind
  • aspect/slope
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What are economic factors affecting land use?

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  • transport
  • markets
  • capital
  • technology
  • economies of scale
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What are social factors affecting land use?

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  • tenure
  • inheritance laws
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What are political factors affecting land use?

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  • gov policies, loans, supplements etc.
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What are possible causes of food shortages?

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NATURAL
- drought
- floods
- tropical storms
- pests
- disease
ECONOMIC/POL
- low capital investment
- rising pop
- poor distribution
- conflict

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What are the effects of food shortages?

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  • malnutrition, less resistant to disease, more likely to fall ill
  • reduces capacity to work, can’t pursue income
  • endless cycle of ill-health, low productivity and underdevelopment
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What are possible solutions to food shortages?

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FOOD AID
- relief food aid - time of crisis
- provide to governments to sell in local markets
- targeted at groups of people as part of longer term plan

HYV high yield varieties
- can be provided by other countries

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