Food security Flashcards
Food security
the measure of an individual’s ability to access food that is nutritious and sufficient in quantity.
crop
plant that is harvested
Yield
an amount produced of an agricultural or industrial product per measurement
Harvesting
The process of gathering crops
How does the demand for goods affect the prices and wages
when demand is high, prices decrease, wages increase
How does climate change affect food
- disrupt food availability
- reduce access to food
- effect food quality
How does climate change affect population?
the climate becomes inhospitable to humans,
sea rising floods.
shrinking arable land.
arable land
any land capable of being ploughed and used to grow crops.
Stapel foods
Maze
rice
potatoes
soy beans
What aare stapel diets
the food or foods that a person or animal eats most often
agriculture
the practice of cultivating plants and livestock.
Green revloution
The introduction of High Yielding Varieties of seeds and the increased use of chemical fertilisers and irrigation
Changes in agriculture
the selective breeding of livestock
the removal of common property rights to land
new systems of cropping,
When was cacao grown
5,300 years ago, in equatorial South America
Why is cacoa diffciult to grow
It requires high rainfall and temperatures to grow,
