Geography UK food security case study

2008

when did rice price spike

80%

what % of vegetables does the UK import

60%

what % of food does the UK produce itself

1950s

when was the CAP scheme that helped intensive faming

1/10

what fraction of children suffer with food poverty

1/5

what fraction of teachers suffer from food poverty

1/4

what fraction of NHS suffer from food poverty

1 million

how many people needed food bank help in 2015

500,000

how many food parcels delivered to children

8%

what % of Newcastle people used a food bank

1000

how many people does the West End food bank help each week

1940 to 1980

when to when was intensification of farming

70%-20%

what % decrease (from what to what) of cereal imports from 1940-80

500,000 in 1976

how many tonnes did the cereal production drop due to drought and WHEN

£700

how much money does one household waste (of food) in a year

10%

what % of toms cucs and peps does Thanet Earth in Kent produce for the UK