Food Security and Agricultural Challenges

The video discusses the importance of food security, highlighting six biological threats: population growth, changing tastes, pests and pathogens, environmental changes, resource demands in farming, and conflicts. It emphasizes the need for sustainable methods to ensure long-term food security.

What is the primary goal of food security?

• To ensure everyone has access to luxury foods

• To promote organic farming

• To provide enough food to feed a population

• To reduce food waste

How does an increasing birth rate affect food security?

• It has no impact on food security

• It requires an increase in food production

• It leads to a decrease in food variety

• It decreases the need for food production

Why might developed countries like the UK threaten food security in other nations?

• They export too much food

• They only consume locally grown food

• They import a large amount of food

• They have a surplus of food

What is a common example of a pest that threatens food crops?

• Bees

• Caterpillars

• Ants

• Butterflies

How do pathogens affect food security?

• They increase food production

• They cause infectious diseases in crops

• They improve crop resistance

• They have no effect on food security

What environmental change could lead to unpredictable weather affecting food security?

• Global warming

• Deforestation

• Urbanization

• Desertification

How might changing rainfall patterns impact food production?

• They will have no impact on food production

• They may prevent countries from growing enough crops

• They will make farming easier

• They will increase crop yields

What is a significant resource demand in modern farming?

• Increased use of organic fertilizers

• High demand for labor

• Use of fertilizers and pesticides

• Minimal water usage

How can conflicts affect food security?

• They disrupt farming and food imports

• They improve food distribution

• They increase food imports

• They have no effect on food security

What is essential for ensuring long-term food security as the global population grows?

• Reducing food variety

• Relying on food imports

• Finding sustainable methods to feed everyone

• Increasing food prices