Food Provenance Flashcards
What are the 7 animal and plant production methods
- free range farming / organic egg production
- intensive meat production
- intensive crop plant production
- intensive fish farming
- Organic mixed crop production
- Hydroponic plant production
- Genetically modified food
what are the positives of free range / organic egg production
- hens have access to space and freedom
- there is less chance of diseases of being spread between the hens
- they are given organic food to eat
what are the negatives of free range / organic egg production
- the cost of the land is expensive
- natural predators e.g foxes
what are the positives of intesnsive chicken meat production
- more food is produced at the same time
- cheaper
- more food available to buy
what are the negatives of intesnsive chicken meat production
- artificial fertilizers removes nutrients from the food
- many people object to the amount of pesticides used
what are the poitives of intensive crop plant production
- cheaper
- higher yield
- more crops produced
- more available to buy
what are the negatives of intensive crop plant production
- uses pesticies and chemicals
- unatural growth
what are the positives of intensive fish farming
- higher yield
- use of farmland is maximised
- cheaper for consumers
- production is more economical
what are the negatives of intensive fish farming
- increased use of chemicals effects the enviroment and wildlife
- living conditions are reduced
- increased carbon footprint from machinery and pollution
- excess production of methane
what are the positives of organic mixed crop production
- use of artificial fertilizers are not permitted
- different crops can be grown on the same piece of land
- crops are fertilized with natural compost
- soil assocation sets standards for organic production
what are the negatives of organic mixed crop production
- requires manual labour to remove weeds and manage crops
what are the positives of hydroponic plant production
- higher yield
- quicker production of food
- more available to buy
what are the negatives of hydroponic plant production
- higher set up cost
- reliance on constant power supply / system
- high level maintanence
- requires special expertese
what are the positives of genetically modified food
- more nutritous food
- tastier
- less use of pesticides
- increase supply of food with reduced cost
- faster growing plants and animals
what are the negatives of genetically modified food
- loss of nutrition
- toxicity