Geography of Food and Health ch4

Question 1

biofuels

Answer 1

plant derived fuels

Question 2

GMOs

Answer 2

direct human manipulation of an organism’s DNA in a lab environment

Question 3

vertical farming

Answer 3

Plant racks can be fed nutrients by water-conserving, soil free hydroponic systems and are lit by LEDS that mimic sunlight

Question 4

in vitro meat

Answer 4

Growing parts of animals under a suitable medium in a lab using cells

Question 5

what are possible solution to food insecurity

Answer 5

intensification, extensification, genetically modified organisms, vertical farming, and in vitro farming

Question 6

what is food waste

Answer 6

In HICs consumerism, excess wealth and mass marketing leads to waste, ⅓ of food is thrown away in UK each year. In LICs up to 80% is wasted before reaching markets or shops. Better transport, more efficient farming practices and storage and processing facilities ensure bigger amount reaches markets and consumers

Question 7

what is in virto meat

Answer 7

Extremely expensive to produce
Two months of in vitro meat production could deliver up to 50,000 tonnes of meat from 10 pork muscle cells
Benefits of cultured meat
More efficient and environmental friendly, less land needed for agriculture
Reduces energy needs of meat generation by up to 45% and requiring 2% of the land the industry requires
18% of greenhouse gasses comes from cows, in vitro meat would completely eliminate this

Question 8

what is vertical farming

Answer 8

Vertical farms aim to grow year-round in high rise urban buildings, reducing need for the carbon-emitting transport of fruits and vegetables
Could also make food supplies also more secure because production can continue in extreme weather
Needs no herbicides or insecticides

Question 9

what is genetically modified food

Answer 9

Gm technology helped farmers to increase yields by protecting crops against pests and weeds
Genetic engineering involves adding traits to a plant to make it more nutritious or more resistant to disease or pesticides

Question 10

what is prevention and treatment of disease

Answer 10

Approaches to disease treatment are preventative methods like primary health care, which are costly but show the point that technology exists to find solution as long as rich companies help out poorer ones