food provenance

what are the advantages of intensive farming?

• High quantities

• Increases use of resources

• Cheap

what are the disadvantages of intensive farming?

• Chemicals get into the food chain

• Concern over animal welfare

• Over farming of land

what are the advantages of free range farming?

• Taste better

• Animals behave naturally

• Good animal welfare

what are the disadvantages of free range farming?

• Lower yield

• More expensive

• More land is required

• Animals can be eaten

• Suffer in extreme weather

what are the advantages of organic farming?

• No GM crops

• use of natural fertiliser

• restricts use of chemicals

• taste nicer

• looks after wildlife

what are the disadvantages of organic farming?

• Expensive

• May have no difference in taste

• Less in shop

• limited choices

• Same nutrients

• short shelf life

What are GM foods?

GM stands for genetically modified and is the term used to describe crops which the genetic structure has been changed.

what are the advantages of GM foods?

• Cheaper to produce

• Improvement in size, shape, colour and taste

• stay fresh for longer

• aids insect resistance

• enables crops to grow in harsh conditions

• plants are more resistant to disease

• Less use of pesticides

what are the disadvantages of GM foods?

• Long term safety is unknown

• lack of clear labelling

• may cause allergic reactions

• can cause problems with the environment

what are the advantages of seasonal/locally produced foods?

• supports local farmers/businesses

• generally fresher

• sometimes better nutrition

• generally cheaper

what are the disadvantages of seasonal/locally produced foods?

• isn’t necessarily organic

• produce can only be grown at certain times of year

• less variety available

what is food miles?

the distance food travels from field to plate

what are the 6Rs?

• Repair

• Reduce

• Reuse

• Refuse

• Recycle

• Rethink

what is carbon footprint?

a measure of the impact the product or an individual has on the environment, in term of the amount of greenhouse gases they produce

why do we produce so much food waste?

• non-recyclable

• packaging for foods which don’t need it

• too much packaging

• single-use packaging

• more ready-made meals

what is the impact of food packaging?

• More ready-made meals and individual meals with busy lifestyles

• Takes energy to break down

• Creates landfill and can leach chemicals into the soil and waters.

How can we reduce food waste?

• Buy only what you need

• Store properly

• Pick ugly foods

• Reuse leftovers

• Only buy foods you like

what is food security?

Making sure that all people at all times have access to safe and nutritious food for them to lead healthy lives.

what factors affect food security?

• Change in global trade

• Population change

• Environmental change