Term 3 - Food & Farming in South Africa Flashcards
Name 7 ways of getting food
- Buy from a shop
- Buy from a street market
- Trade
- Hunt
- Fish
- Collect
- Grow
What are the 2 types of farming?
- Subsistence farming
2. Commercial farming
What is subsistence farming?
When a farmer grows crops and raises animals to feed himself and his family.
What is Commercial farming?
When a farmer grows crops and raises animals to sell.
What are the 3 main crops grown in South Africa?
- Maize
- Wheat
- Sugar Cane
What are the 3 reasons people grow food in towns & cities?
- To provide food for themselves and their families
- To slaughter animals for special feasts
- To Save money due to extra expenses in cities
What is small stock?
Animals which need a small area of land on which to live
What is an example of small stock?
Pigs and Goats
What is large stock?
Animals which need a large area of land on which to live.
What is an example of large stock?
Cattle and Sheep
What is Poultry?
Birds raised for the feathers, meat, eggs or other products
Give an example of poultry
Chickens & Ducks
List 5 farm expenses
- Seeds
- Animals
- Labour
- Equipment
- Fertilizer
- Irrigation
- Transport
- Food
What is processing?
Anything which is done to food before you buy it
Name 7 examples of how food is processed?
- Cut
- Dry
- Clean
- Package
- Pluck
- Freeze
- Cook
- Mix
- Season (Spice)
- Peel
