Food Supply issues Flashcards
Commercial
The production of crops or animal products for sale
Common agricultural policy (CAP)
An EU policy that aims to ensure reasonable prices for Europe’s consumers and fair incomes for its farmers
Commercialisation
The changing of an agricultural system from subsistence to commercial
Environmental stewardship
A grant paid direct to a farmer regardless of how much he or she grows based on conservation and good environmental practice
Extensive
Farming that is carried out on a large scale over a large area
Food security
When all people at all times have access to sufficient, safe,nutritious food to maintain a healthy and active lifestyle
Genetic modification
The process of taking genes from one species and adding them to the DNA of another species
Green revolution
A series of new agricultural techniques that have brought about increases in food production in developing countries
High yielding varieties
New crop varieties that have been developed to produce high yields per hectare
Intensive
High output per hectare based on high inputs of capital or labour
Quota
An EU imposed restriction on the quantity of a particular agricultural products farmers were allowed to sell
Set aside
An EU policy that made farmers leave a percentage of their land uncultivated
Subsidy
Financial support given to farmers by the EU intended to maintain income stability
Subsistence
A farming system where farmers produce enough food to feed themselves and their families
Tariffs
A tax levied on imports or exports
