Modern Food Supply Chain 9.1.6

Modern Food Supply Chain


Lesson 9.1.6

Match

Let's match some terms we have used in previous lessons.

• livestock

• fossil fuel

• agriculture

• crop

animals that a farmer raises

energy source formed form dead organisms

farming

plants that a framer grows

• animals that a farmer raises

• energy source formed form dead organisms

• farming

• plants that a framer grows

Draw

Describe or draw how bananas get to your home!

Draw

Give me one Notice or one Wonder about how bananas make it to our homes! or BOTH!

​Notebook
Page

Farmers provide mos ot the food that people eat. However, most people do not live on a farm. The modern food supply chain gets food from the farm and delivers them to the hungry people in the world.

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​Food Supply Chain

Some food needs to be created like bread.
Farmers make the wheat that is then sent to a mill to turn it into flour.
The flour is sent to a manufacturer to make the bread.
We call transforming crops and livestock into the foods you eat food processing.

A distributor is a business that receives products form factories and then sells those products to stores.

Food distributors store food for a period of time and then sells large amounts of the food to stores.

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​As you watch the video on page 3 in edio, label the boxes in the graphic organizer and note important steps.

Match

Match the following food supply chain stages to what occurs during that stage.

• processing plant

• distribution plant

• home or restaurant

• farm

• store

raw matter turns product you buy and eat

food is stored and prepared for delivery

food is prepared and eaten

crops are grown and livestock raised

families buy food for the week

• raw matter turns product you buy and eat

• food is stored and prepared for delivery

• food is prepared and eaten

• crops are grown and livestock raised

• families buy food for the week

Your food is transported through this chain by trucks, boats, planes, cars or even SUV.

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Modern Food Supply Chain

Strawberries can be bought here in PA all year round. BUT they are only able to grow locally in the summer. The rest of the year our strawberries come from California. The modern food supply chain allows us to enjoy strawberries all year long!

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​Strawberries

Reorder

Reorder the following to show the correct steps of the modern food supply chain.

• farm

• processing plant

• distribution plant

• store

• home

1

2

3

4

5

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

​VARIETY
The modern food supply chain delivers food from all over the world!
kiwi from China
Pomegranate from India
Blueberries from Maine!

​​Advantages of the Modern Food Supply Chain

​YEAR ROUND SUPPLY
We can enjoy our favorite food all year round. Apples grow here in PA in the fall but in the spring, they come from New Zealand who is having fall!

​EFFICIENCY
Modern farms are large businesses. They produce large quantities of one type of food making it more efficient and able to produce large amounts quickly.

Many people do not know where their food comes from. Some people who live in the city have never visited a farm. Many people do not know what ingredients are in their food.

Let's test your knowledge!

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​Disadvantage

Match

Match the following foods to the crop or livestock that is the main ingredient of that food.

cow

eggs

tomatoes

corn

• cow

• eggs

• tomatoes

• corn

Another disadvantage of modern farming is that much of the food we get is from a factory farm. They are large and produce a lot but if a disease infects the farm it can spread quickly and cause a shortage of crop or livestock.

Here in PA we are very lucky for small family farms that supply produce and meat to our local stores!

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Factory Farms

Modern farms and the transportation of the modern food supply chain relies heavily on tractors, irrigation systems, harvesters, trucks and more that all rely on burning fossil fuels for energy.

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​Carbon Emissions

Categorize

Options (4)

variety

efficiency

spread disease

carbon emissions

Classify each statement as either an advantage or a disadvantage of modern food supply chains.

Advantage

Disadvantage

​Let's Play a Game to Review for Tomorrow's Quiz!