Food Production Flashcards
Give examples of input, process and outputs which take place in a farming system
Inputs
Water, soil, labour, money
Processes
Sowing, weeding, harvesting
Outputs
Wheat, barley, cattle
What are physical factors affecting land use?
- temp
- soil type/fertility
- water
- wind
- aspect/slope
What are economic factors affecting land use?
- transport
- markets
- capital
- technology
- economies of scale
What are social factors affecting land use?
- tenure
- inheritance laws
What are political factors affecting land use?
- gov policies, loans, supplements etc.
What are possible causes of food shortages?
NATURAL
- drought
- floods
- tropical storms
- pests
- disease
ECONOMIC/POL
- low capital investment
- rising pop
- poor distribution
- conflict
What are the effects of food shortages?
- 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
What are possible solutions to food shortages?
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