Storage And Distribution Issues - Pinchpoints

Question 1

Food supply chain

Answer 1

Process by which food is transferred from the farm to our plates - “ food to fork”

Including production, harvesting, processing, distribution, consumption and disposal

Problems can arise at any parts of the supply chain and impact food security

Waste - higher in consumers in AC’s
- more in production in LIDC’s

Question 2

Pinch points

Answer 2

Places in the chain where disruption occurs

Every stage

Increasing globalisation = supply chain vulnerability increases with them being subject to political,economic, social and environmental and technological pressures which create pinch points at local and regional global scales

Retailers cut costs and wastage through Just-in time delivery systems - which if are delayed can cause widespread disruption

Eg, transport networks Evergiven 2021

Icelandic volcano in 2010 - refused air travel for 4 days

Covid - 19 and swine flu - empty shelves