Food Resources Gateway 1

Food Resources

Chapter 2

Is Technology a panacea for food shortage?

Gateway 1: How and why have food consumption patterns changed since the 1960s?

Read article on Pg 92.

Arable: Land that can be used for growing crops.

Fallow land: cultivated land that is left unseeded for the growing season.

% of arable land in China

Differentiating between DCs and LDCs.

Which picture shows a more developed country?

List down the reasons that indicate to you the development of the country.

Indicators of developmentIndicators Explanation

GDP per capita Total value of all final goods and services produced by a country in a given year divided by the total population

Employment opportunities

Availability of jobs in the country

Adult literacy rate

% of people aged 15 years and above who can read and write

Life expectancy Average number of years a person born in a country is expected to live

Indicators of developmentIndicators Singapore Brazil

GDP per capita US$ 55182 US$ 11208

Long term unemployment 2.8% 5.9%

Adult literacy rate 96% 91%

Life expectancy 82 years 74 years

HW

Choose a country and fill in the indicators of development.

Check the statistics from the website.

http://data.worldbank.org/country

Q1: Can you determine the level of development of the country from your data? Explain your answer.

Indicators of food consumptionIndicators Explanation

Food consumption per capita

Average amount of food a person consumes per year. Measured in kg/capita/year

Daily calorie intake Energy obtained from food consumed per person each day.Measured in kilocalories

Starchy staples as a % of all calories

Percentage of the staple food consumed.Eg: Rice, cereals, PotatoesMeasured in %

Changing food preferences in DCs Consumption of cereals

per capita decline at higher income levels.

People in DCs have reduced consumption of red meat.

In recent years, people from DCs have switched to a healthier diet consisting of more vegetables and fruits.

Changing food preference in richer parts of LDCs

People from LDCs have also decreased their consumption of carbohydrates

People from LDCs increase consumption of meat & proteins.

Increase consumption of fruits and vegetables.

Reasons for variations in food consumption patterns

Groupwork

Each group will be in charge of one main category.

Read the pages related to your category. Present your findings in a table form.

Food preference pattern

Explanation of reason

Example

DCs consume more food.

High disposable income

DCs such as New Zealand, France have higher disposable income. They can afford to spend more money on food.

Consequences of food consumption variations

Inadequate food consumption

Vs

Excessive food consumption

Impacts of inadequate food consumption

Health Malnutrition ill Health Starvation

Economic Lower productivity Higher public health expenditures Long term debts

Impacts of inadequate food consumption

Political Social unrest

Social Scavenging

Impacts of excessive food consumption

Health Obseity &

related illnesses

Economic Lower

productivity Higher public

health expenditure

Impacts of excessive food consumption

Social Food wastage Dieting