Quiz on Reducing Carbon Footprint in Food Production

What is one way to reduce the carbon footprint in food production?

• Importing more food

• Using more packaging

• Eating local produce

• Increasing transportation distances

How does buying locally produced ingredients help the economy?

• Increases packaging costs

• Encourages farmers to produce less

• Supports smaller and local businesses

• Requires more energy for production

What is the environmental benefit of reducing food miles?

• Increases pollution

• Reduces fuel and carbon emissions

• Requires more storage

• Increases transportation costs

Why is food often fresher when it travels fewer miles?

• It is stored longer

• Less time is spent transporting it

• It uses more packaging

• It is imported from other countries

What is an advantage of buying food in season?

• Higher transport costs

• Food is often fresher and cheaper

• Increased need for packaging

• Longer storage times required

What is one environmental benefit of organic farming?

• It uses artificial fertilizers.

• It reduces carbon footprint.

• It increases pesticide use.

• It pollutes rivers.

Why is animal welfare important in organic farming?

• Animals are kept in cages.

• Animals are often reared as free range.

• Animals are given more chemicals.

• Animals are not considered.

What is a consequence of using a trawler with a net that catches unwanted fish?

• It increases fish population.

• It leads to stock depletion.

• It reduces waste.

• It conserves resources.

What is a benefit of using locally sourced ingredients?

• They are always cheaper.

• They support local economies.

• They are imported from far away.

• They are less fresh.