Food Resources Flashcards
Reasons for Variation in Food Consumption
1) Affordability
- income
- pricing
2) Accesibility
- Infrastructure
- Trade Route
3) Advancement in Technology
- Modes of Transportation
- Freight, refridgeration
4) Advertisement
- Media
- Migration
5) Availability
- Local Production
- Imports/ Trade
6) Agreements
- For supply and from markets
7) Aid
- Local
- Regional/ International
Others: food safety, religious beliefs
Criterion of Comparison LDCs VS DCs
- Level of Wealth
- Population Proportion
- Food Availability
- Food Sources
- Typical Food related Problems
Increasing Food Production
Increase Arable Land
Intensify Land Cultivation
PHYSICAL Factors affecting agriculture productivity
1) Relief
2) Soil Fertility
3) Climate
HUMAN Factors Affecting Agriculture Productivity
SOCIAL
social:
1) land fragmentation
2) land tenure
HUMAN Factors Affecting Agriculture Productivity
ECONOMIC
economic (IMPT)
1) demand
2) capital
3) trade
HUMAN Factors Affecting Agriculture Productivity
POLITICAL
political
1) government policies
- agriculture
- food
2) regional/ international organizations
- ASEAN
- Cap of EU
HUMAN Factors Affecting Agriculture Productivity
TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCEMENT
GREEN REVOLUTION
- HYV
- Fertilisers and Pesticides
- improved irrigation
- mechanization
EFFECTS OF INTENSIFICATION OF FOOD PRODUCTION
-CHALLENGES ASSOCIATED W INTENSIFICATION
1) effects of irrigation on water and soil quality
2) effects of chemicals on water and soil quality
EFFECTS OF INTENSIFICATION OF FOOD PRODUCTION
-CONSEQUENCES OF DVLPT OF GM FOOD
- Farmers Income
- Health Considerations
- Environmental Considerations
REASONS FOR FOOD SHORTAGE
PHYSICAL
extreme weather events
climate change
pests
REASONS FOR FOOD SHORTAGE
POLITICAL
civil strife
poor governance
REASONS FOR FOOD SHORTAGE
ECONOMIC
demand from emerging economies food policy soaring cost of fertilizers transport conversion of farmland to industrial crop production
REASONS FOR FOOD SHORTAGE
SOCIAL
lack of accessibility
rapid population growth
inadequate logistics and food distribution and storage
