food security Flashcards
what is food security?
the ability to have continual access to nutritious and sufficient food to sustain life.
define undernutrition:
not enough food which can also lead to malnutrition.
define overconsumption:
eating too much food, often the wrong kinds of foods which can result in Type 2 Diabetes.
define malnutrition:
not enough of the right kind of foods which means valuable nutrients are missing.
what are the three factors of food security?
availability, access and utilization.
what are the four factors effecting food security?
social, economic, physical and environmental.
define social factor:
things that can effect someone’s lifestyle. this could include wealth, religion, buying habits, education level, family size/structure and population density.
define economic factor:
things relating to money, allocation of resources, labour land and capital resources.
define physical factor:
factors relating to the physically possible factors. the factors that affect the person’s physical possibility of attaining food.
define environmental factor:
factors relating to the geographical environment of an area the climate, the landscape etc.
define crop yield:
the amount of useful plant crop gained from an area of land.
define supply:
supply represents how much food can be offered by produces (farmers) to consumers.
define demand:
demand refers how much (or the quantity) of a food type is demanded by consumers.
low supply + high demand =
high price.
low supply + low demand =
low price.
