Lecture 8 Flashcards
Food Security
having a reliable source of food and sufficient resources to purchase it
What four conditions must be fulfilled to ensure food security
availability, access, stability (supply) , and utilization (nutritionally good and culturally appropriate)
Where in the world are we experiencing major population growth? (2)
Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa
What percent increase in food calories will the world need to produce to cover the population increase projected for 2050? AKA the FOOD GAP
69%
World meat consumption is increasing dramatically in
A. Developing Countries
B. Developed Countries
A. Developing Countries
Consumption of Meat and Milk Products in the European Union from 2006 to 2050
+7%
Consumption of Meat and Milk Products in Canada & USA from 2006 to 2050
-2%
Consumption of Meat and Milk Products in Asia from 2006 to 2050
+72%
Consumption of Meat and Milk Products in India from 2006 to 2050
+94%
Consumption of Meat and Milk Products in the World from 2006 to 2050
+23%
In Agroecosystems what forces contribute the transformative processes that turn inputs such as sun, water, soil, fuel, and labor into outputs such as food, fiber, manure, and other products?
Socioeconomic forces, cultural forces, biological forces, and physical forces
What are the four determining elements of an agroecosystem?
Environment ( climate and geography)
Biota (animals and plants adapted to that environment)
People (history, culture, religion)
Economics (trade and law)
Define Pastoralism
Basically moving from place to place - arid to semiarid environments
Shapes the diet people are able to consume -animal derived
Define Agro-pastoralism
some crop agriculture usually at a home site, in addition to extensive grazing of livestock - semi arid environments
Agro pastoralism is a big next step in terms of global production systems - two red stars
You can add poultry to this system!!
Transhumance is a form of _____ in which herders and their animals move seasonally between two specific regions
Pastoralism
Ranching
Semi-arid environments to sub humid zones that favor grasslands, large areas of land required, mainly used for meat production
Cattle ranching is responsible for over ___% of deforestation in Brazil
70%
What is the main source of food in mixed subsistence farming?
crops
Which type of agricultural activity is the most widespread in the world
Mixed Subsistence Farming
What is the main reason for crop production in mixed specialty farming?
to feed the livestock
Mixed specialty farming
sedentary crop and livestock agriculture
Usually occurs when there is a market demand for livestock products and suitable access to infrastructure for more intensive animal husbandry
Mixed specialty farming
What is a CAFO
Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations
Most of our food in the USA comes from what type of operation
concentrated animal feeding operations
