Food Provenance Flashcards

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What are the 7 animal and plant production methods

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  1. free range farming / organic egg production
  2. intensive meat production
  3. intensive crop plant production
  4. intensive fish farming
  5. Organic mixed crop production
  6. Hydroponic plant production
  7. Genetically modified food
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what are the positives of free range / organic egg production

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  • 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
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what are the negatives of free range / organic egg production

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  • the cost of the land is expensive
  • natural predators e.g foxes
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what are the positives of intesnsive chicken meat production

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  • more food is produced at the same time
  • cheaper
  • more food available to buy
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what are the negatives of intesnsive chicken meat production

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  • artificial fertilizers removes nutrients from the food
  • many people object to the amount of pesticides used
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what are the poitives of intensive crop plant production

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  • cheaper
  • higher yield
  • more crops produced
  • more available to buy
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what are the negatives of intensive crop plant production

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  • uses pesticies and chemicals
  • unatural growth
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what are the positives of intensive fish farming

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  • higher yield
  • use of farmland is maximised
  • cheaper for consumers
  • production is more economical
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what are the negatives of intensive fish farming

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  • increased use of chemicals effects the enviroment and wildlife
  • living conditions are reduced
  • increased carbon footprint from machinery and pollution
  • excess production of methane
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what are the positives of organic mixed crop production

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  • 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
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what are the negatives of organic mixed crop production

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  • requires manual labour to remove weeds and manage crops
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what are the positives of hydroponic plant production

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  • higher yield
  • quicker production of food
  • more available to buy
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what are the negatives of hydroponic plant production

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  • higher set up cost
  • reliance on constant power supply / system
  • high level maintanence
  • requires special expertese
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what are the positives of genetically modified food

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  • more nutritous food
  • tastier
  • less use of pesticides
  • increase supply of food with reduced cost
  • faster growing plants and animals
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what are the negatives of genetically modified food

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  • loss of nutrition
  • toxicity
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16
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how is food wasting unsustainable

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  • bad for the enviroment
  • producing, moving, storing and cooking food uses energy, fuel and water
  • whilst producing food it lets out greenhouse gases which contribute to climate change
17
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how can you aviod food wasting

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  • compost food
  • supermarkets sell wonky fruit
  • put food in the freezer
  • check use-by dates
  • dont over by
18
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how is sea fishing unsustainble

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  • trawler fishing has led to a decrease in fish stocks
  • the natural ecology of the sea has been damaged
  • many fish are caught are not eaten and thrown back in the sea becuase they are too young or small
  • reduces the number of fish to breed
19
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how can you mke fishing more sustainble

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  • increase size of holes in fish nets to allow small fish to escape
  • use sustainble fishing techniques rather than trawlers
  • consumers should only buy fish from sustainble fish
20
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how is climate change affecting food production

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  • distrubutes food availability
  • reduces accsess to food
  • affects food quality
21
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what can/should be done to slow down climate change

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  • reducing their meat and dairy consumption
  • going vegan
22
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how is fairtrade foundation helping with food security and sustainability

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  • improving soil and water quality
  • prohibitting harmful chemicals and encourgaing biodiversity
23
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why is throwing away misshappen and undersized vegetables and fruits unsustainable

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throughout the food supply chain wasted fruits vegetables are often left to decompose in landfills

24
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how can supermrkets and people be encouraged to sell and buy wonky crops

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  • make them cheaper
  • make wonky vegetables
  • make it look more appealing
25
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what are the effects of food miles on the enviroment

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using fossil fuels to provide energy releases harmfull gaes such as carbon dioxide into the atmosphere

26
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how can food miles be reduces

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eat sesonally