Week 8 - The Aus Food System and Geneticall Modified Food

Question 1

What is primary production?

Answer 1

Growing of plants and animal on farms or harvesting of fish and seafood

Question 2

What is the food processing system?

Answer 2

Off-farm activities, Technology to modify primary produce

Question 3

3 components of paddock to plate

Answer 3

primary production, food processing, retail food industry

Question 4

3 Key Players in Primary Production in Australia

Answer 4

Federal Dept of Agriculture Fishery and Forestry (DAFF)

Australian Quarantine Inspection Service (AQIS)

State jurisdictions - Tasmanian Dept of Primary Industry, Water and Environment (DPIPWE)

Question 5

What is the local food movement

Answer 5

Consumer desire to reconnect with their food supply

Question 6

What is the price of a global, industrialised food system to agriculture?
5 things

Answer 6

Farm size increase (more expensive)

Contract Farming (producer provides land, labour & grows crop)

Soil erosion

Water pollution and shortage

Displacement of food crops for houses, trees and
fuel production (ethanol)

Question 7

What is genetic modification

Answer 7

Genetic Modification is the process of Genes changing to alter the make-up of a plant or animal
• Transfer of genes from one species to another

Question 8

3 main sources of GM foods

Answer 8

soy beans, cotton see oil, corn

Question 9

2 negatives of GM

- farmers

Answer 9

Prevent farmers from developing their own seed
supplies adapted to local conditions.

Cross contamination