Shape and Scale of the Agri-Food Industry

Flashcards about the Agri-Food System, its challenges, and sustainability.

What does the term 'food systems' refer to?

All the elements and activities related to producing and consuming food, including economic, health, and environmental outcomes.

What is the food system?

The sum of actors and interactions along the food value chain— from input supply and production of crops, livestock, fish, and other agricultural commodities to transportation, processing, retailing, wholesaling, and preparation of foods to consumption and disposal.

What are some of the outcomes affected by food systems?

Diets, human health, economic growth, natural resource and environmental resiliency, and sociocultural factors.

What are the main components of the food system wheel?

Policies, laws, regulations, labor, inputs, infrastructures, knowledge, processing, distribution, aggregation, performance, natural elements, organizations, finance.

Describe a global food system.

Food that is being produced, processed, distributed, and consumed all around the world.

Describe a national food system.

Food that is being processed, distributed, and consumed on a national level.

Describe a regional and local food system.

Food being produced, processed, distributed, and consumed on a regional and local level.

What does a sustainable food system deliver?

Food security and nutrition for all in such a way that the economic, social, and environmental bases to generate food security and nutrition for future generations are not compromised.

What are the three dimensions of sustainability in a food system?

Economic (profitable), social (broad-based benefits for society), and environmental (positive or neutral impact on the natural environment).

What are the key transformations called for by the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in agriculture and food systems?

To end hunger, achieve food security, and improve nutrition by 2030.

What are the outcomes of sustainable food system?

Consumption, Access, and Production

What are the key areas to monitor for sustainability impacts in food systems?

Economic impacts, social impacts, and environmental impacts.

List the different drivers in sustainability in food systems

Biophysical and environmental drivers, Innovation, technology and infrastructure drivers, Political and economic drivers, Sociocultural drivers, Demographic drivers

What is the difference between a food value chain and a supply chain?

A value chain increases value through various stages, while a supply chain focuses on the flow of goods from raw materials to the consumer.

In developing countries, what percentage of GDP does agriculture and agro-processing account for?

30-60%

What are some common problems related to agri-food systems?

People related, agricultural related, infrastructure related, economic problems, social and cultural problems, leadership related, and administrative problems.

What are some of the current challenges of the food system?

Require integrated actions taken by all stakeholders at local, national, regional, and global levels, by both public and private actors, and across multiple fronts - not only in agriculture, but also in trade, policy, health, environment, gender norms, education, transport and infrastructure

What micronutrient deficiencies remain serious problems?

Anemia, vitamin A and zinc deficiency.

Why is agriculture so important for rural development?

63 percent of population live in rural areas, and 73 percent of poor live in rural areas, and most depend on agriculture as producers or workers

Name different components for Uzbekistan's Stakeholders and Decision-Making Structure in Agri-Food policy

Ministry of economy, Ministry of water resources, Ministry of agriculture, Ministry of health