Increasing food supply Flashcards
What is aeroponics
Plants being sprayed with a water mist containing nutrients. Excess water is collected and reused
What is hydroponics
Plants being grown in ravel or mineral-rich water
What is the ‘new’ green revolution
Has a focus on sustainability and community, by using techniques such as water harvesting, soil conservation, irrigation and improving seed livestock quality
What is biotechnology
uses living organism to make or modify products or processes. For example creating genetically modified crop. Increased productivity by over 800 million tonnes and taken an estimated 65% of people out of poverty
What is appropriate technology
Using skills of materials that are cheap and easy to increase output without putting people out of work
What is organic farming
Growing crops or rearing livestock without chemicals
Permaculture?
A system that follows the pattern and features of natural ecosystems
Managing woodland
Crop rotation
Reducing food loss
processing surplus food to increase shelf live
use of cooling systems where there is not refrigeration
more sensible approach to sell by date
using sealed plastic to make food last longer
clearer food labelling
What food is grown in Makueni?
Maize, beans, millet, sorghum, cassava and sweet potatoes
It has dark volcanic soils which are high in nutrients
What does the Makueni Food and Water Security Programme include
improving access to a clean and safe water supply (sand dams built for each village)
rainwater harvesting tank on school roof
providing reliable sources of water for crops and livestock
growing trees
How has the Makueni programme been successful
crop yields and security have increased
water borne disease have reduced
less time is wasted fetching water, more time for work/education
school has a clean and safe water supply
