globalisation changing the food industry

Question 1

influences of globalisation

Answer 1

greater interconnectedness increasing flows of people, goods and information - impacts international trade in food, diets and societies

changes in global taste means seasonality of foods is reduced as can be sourced from elsewhere

Question 2

what affect does growing population have

Answer 2

means increased demand for food - growth tends to be fastest in regions where food is most difficult to grow - Sahara

Question 3

oppurtunities produced by globalisation (3)

Answer 3

technological innovation

short-term food relief

consumer choice

Question 4

technological innovation benefits (2)

Answer 4

sharing of more efficient farming practices leads to increase in production -

growth of GM crops may produce crops resistant to harsh climatic conditions - increase productive levels

Question 5

technological innovation negatives (2)

Answer 5

information must be shared equally - or inequality may occur

may further damage countries that cannot keep pace with changes - Ethiopia suffering from growth of coffee in Asia

Question 6

short term food relief

Answer 6

co-operation required to assist with food aid has been enhanced by globalisation - bilateral, multilateral and NGO aid

Question 7

consumer choice (2)

Answer 7

abundance of food available to customers

consumer - driven global food industry serviced by TNC’s

Question 8

issues produced by globalisation (4)

Answer 8

food miles

TNC and small supplier inequality

obesity

price crisis

Question 9

food miles (3)

Answer 9

increasing proportions of food being transported over long distances - as its easier to transport

estimated that supermarket food travels 2400km before reaching supermarket

increased greenhouse emissions and environmental damage

Question 10

TNC and small supplier inequality

Answer 10

national food systems increasingly linked to global value chains through trade patterns

TNCs control terms by which farmers can participate in systems - often favouring large scale producers

small scale producers unable to compete and so become marginalised and disadvantaged

Question 11

example of TNC and small supplier inequality

Answer 11

Brazil + Mexico where FDI by TNC reduces power of national gov - preventing them from regulating food systems s and helping small scale producers

Question 12

obesity (3)

Answer 12

change in dietary patterns - as influence increases - consumption shifts to food that are more expensive such as meat and dairy products - India and China

types of food eaten seen as sig of wealth on many places

rising middle classes in EDCs and increasing fast food availability

Question 13

price crisis (2)

Answer 13

general trend of declining prices by food price index - but prices are very volatile and vulnerable to shocks

affected by climatic factors - higher transport costs - mainly due to global value chains with many linkages