Food Production

What are some of the factors that affect food production? (Can choose more than 1)

• Physical

• Human

• Technology

• Political

How does terracing help to improve food production?

• It is a policy that the government can introduce to teach farmers how to grow food.

• The steps that are cut into the slopes help prevent soil erosion, so that it can retain water & nutrients.

• Farmers can make use of machines to help produce food faster.

How does demand and capital help increase food production? (Choose more than 1 answer)

• Taste and preferences of the consumer will affect the type of food grown

• Large companies have lots of money to withstand losses during bad weather.

• More money will mean more demand for food, so countries will need to produce more.

• Greenhouses are a way to create optimal climate conditions to grow food.

How does the ASEAN Plus Three Emergency Rice Reserve (APTERR) Agreement help ensure food security?

What are the factors that characterise the Green Revolution? (Choose more than 1)

• High-yielding varieties

• Mechanisation

• Terracing

• Improved irrigation

What is stockpiling? How does it ensure food security?

What are the 2 different types of farming?

• Commercial and substantial farming

• Subsistence and controversial farming

• Commercial and subsistence farming