Food Management

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Why does the UK now import 40% of the food we consume - increasing amount from LICs .
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Why does the UK now import 40% of the food we consume - increasing amount from LICs . Limited Land Climate not suitable in the UK Cheaper Certain foods are seasonal Demand for exotic food Shortages of certain food
Why does the UK now import 40% of the food we consume - increasing amount from LICs . Limited Land Climate not suitable in the UK Cheaper Certain foods are seasonal Demand for exotic food Shortages of certain food
Food Self Sufficiency "the ability of a nation to provide its own food through agricultural production" A country with 100% self sufficiency would not need to import any food
Why is Seasonal Food Better? Cheaper Fresher, tastes better lower carbon footprint
Organic Food Produce is grown without: Pesticides Synthetic Fertilizers Sewage Sludge GMO Animals do not take antibiotics or growth hormones
Disadvantages of Organic food: doesn't necessarily mean its better for you More expensive higher labour costs less produce
Food Mile How far food has travelled
Carbon Footprint All the carbon that has been produced in the production of the food
Kenyan Green Beans have HIGH FOOD MILES BUT..... Manual Labour and lack of mechanisation Cow dung used as fertiliser No harmful emissions (e.g. no tractors) low tech irrigation systems SO VERY LOW CARBON FOOTPRINT
UK Green Beans have LOW FOOD MILES BUT.... Oil Based Fertilisers used Tractors burn diesel - contributes to pollution High levels of Mechanisation and Technology using valuable energy SO UK GREEN BEANS HAVE A GREATER CARBON FOOTPRINT than KENYAN GREEN BEANS
Advantages of LOCAL FOOD Huge Variety Better Quality Fresher Organic Free Range Know source of food Cheaper Supports local business
Disadvantages of Local Food Small Scale Transport - more fuel Smaller Vehicles(transport) produce more carbon emissions EXAMPLE: UK tomatoes produce 50% more carbon emissions than shipped from SPAIN
Agribusiness A business that earns its money from agriculture. Large - Scale. One of the main generators of employment and income
Agribusiness: Lynford House Farm Large arable farm in East Anglia Flat, fertile land intensively farmed using chemicals (such as pesticides + fertilisers) and machinery to maximise productivity + output. Few employers Owns 54 million litre reservoir to tackle frequent water shortages
Agribusiness: Riverford Organic Farm Organic Food + dairy farm + Devon Reduced Food Miles Supports local families provides employment Strong link between Grower and Consumer
Food Consumption has increased by 17% in 30 years. WHY? Population increased (especially in Africa, Asia and S.America ) by 12% since 2000 More people can afford more food Globalisation - people eating food from different countries Greater Availability of food - improved transport and storage
Irrigation It is the artificial application of water to the land or soil. It can be used all year round in some places or seasonally. Brings water where there is not enough rainfall. 50% of the world's land is irrigated
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