Geography - Agricultural system, Stern Farm, South Sudan, Food shortages, Green revolution

Define the Agricultural system.

The way in which a farm operates with inputs, processes and outputs in order to both make financial gain and look after environment.

Name the 8 main typed of agricultural systems/ farms.

ARABLE - Farms that cultivate crops and not involved with livestock.

MIXED - Both cultivate crops and keep livestock.

PASTORAL- Farming that involves in just keeping livestock.

COMMERCIAL- The objective to sell everything that is produced on the farm. Normally owned by TNCs and try and get as much profit as possible.

SUBSISTENCE - the practice of growing crops and raising livestock sufficient only for one's own use, without any means for trade.

organic/ non organic

extensive - Relies less on machinery for production of yield but more on the natural conditions of the environment.

intensive - uses machines, natural and artificial fertilisers, and uses the methods to produce the highest yield possible.

Factors that effect farming (physical) - 2 at least

- The weather (wind, rain)
- Temparature
- The quality of soil

Factors that effect farming (economic) - 2

- Transport
- Market
- Technology

Factors that effect farming (Social and culture)- 2

- Neighbooring farms
- Staying what they specialise with
- Strong will to keep family tradition

Factors that effect farming (political) - 2

- The government normally have a strong influence on political farms.
- Production control limits how much a farmer can produce crops.
- They have price support loans which help loan the farm until they sell their produce.

Name and locate Stern Farm

In LWC, long Sutton in the South east of England, in the country of Hampshire.

What 5 crops does Stern Farm grow and why is there a 5-year crop rotation?

Barley
Beans
Line seed
Oil seed rape
Wheat
Spring oats

Name inputs, processes and Outputs

Inputs: seeds, tools, machinery

Processes: Feeding animals, Ploughing, watering

Outputs: crops, profit, meat

Give three ways in which Paul Sigley uses Stewardship to look after the environment.

He plants wild flowers (3 hectares)

He plants winter bird food - 3 hectares

He plants grass - 3 hectares

Undernutrition

When you don't consume enough calories in order to stay healthy. About 1500 at least, is needed a day.

malnutrion

When you don't have the correct balance of nutrients in order to stay healthy.

n + l South Sudan

Central Africa, and borders Sudan

What are causes of food shortages

Natural causes - Droughts, pests, soil exhaustion

Human causes - Uneven distribution of food, wars/ conflict, Lack of investment

Food Aid

Help in the form of basic terms of food given to a country or region suffering from a food shortage.

Action Aid

to work against poverty and injustice worldwide.

Global Food Crisis

produces widespread scarcity of food in a society.
crop failure, population explosion, government policies, and inaction in terms of food production. Food crisis usually results in hunger, starvation and malnutrition in the society.

2nd SDG

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Zero Hunger

A group aiming to end hunger, and achieve food security and improve nutrition. Their goal is that by 2030, there will be no one hungry.

What is the Green Revolution?

Took place between, 1962 - 1987.
Dr Norman Borlaug came across to India from Mexico with high variety wheat.
This wheat was needed as the population in India was rising and they needed more food to feed the population.
They couldn't do it on their own as the wheat was not as healthy and would take ages to produce.

Characteristics of the wheat

with wheat that was drought resistant as India has wet and dry seasons, would have high yield variety with twice to four times greater than the traditional varieties, more sturdy with a strong structure and had increased income for Farmers.

Disadvantages of the green revolution?

- High inputs in fertiliser and pesticides which can be costly.
- Mechanisms have increased rural unemployment.

Ways that we can become more food secure.

• Promoting local agriculture

• Access to fertile land, water markets (to cell their produce)

• Investment in roads

• Good sanitised food (so that it is digestible)

• Education in food and agricultural matters