Food Provenance

Question 1

Definition of food provenance

Answer 1

The origin of food and where it comes from

Question 2

What does food provenance help to do

Answer 2

-protect the environment
-increase food traceability, food can be traced from farm to fork
-assists consumers in eating a more seasonal diet
-improve animal welfare

Question 3

How food is grown

Answer 3

-watering
-fertilising
-weeding
-harvesting
-sowing seeds

Question 4

Intensive farming

Answer 4

Usually involves a large scale operation which priorities profitability and efficiency

-High yield crops
-Pesticides used
-Chemical fertilisers used to enrich soils
-Mechanised agriculture

Question 5

Organic farming

Answer 5

Focuses on producing food in ways that minimise harm to environment or animals

-crop rotation linked to seasons
-hand weeding and natural pesticides
-animals are given space to move freely, free range
-labour intensive agriculture

Question 6

Types of fish

Answer 6

Selfish: white fish: oily fish:
-crab -cod -salmon
-prawn - haddock -trout
-mussels - sea bass -tuna

Question 7

Fishing methods

Answer 7

Dredging- metals frames raked along the sea bed to release shellfish

Trawling- dragging a net through schools of fish

Line caught- small or large scale baited hooks

Pots and creels- baited pots to trap shelfish