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The document discusses the importance of food for health and the global inequalities in food supply, highlighting the surplus in high-income countries and deficits in low-income countries due to various factors. It covers food security, its consequences, and strategies to increase food supply, including sustainable practices and technological innovations. Additionally, it presents case studies on large-scale food production and sustainable farming methods.

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Food Management - Geography GCSE AQA (Paper 2, Section C)

1. The Importance of Food

- Food is essential for energy, growth, and overall health and well-being.

- Global inequalities exist in food supply:

- Surplus: HICs (High-Income Countries) like North America and Europe benefit from advanced

farming methods.

- Deficit: LICs (Low-Income Countries) and NEEs (Newly Emerging Economies) in areas such as

Sub-Saharan Africa face food insecurity due to factors like poverty, political instability, and

unfavorable climates.

2. Global Patterns of Food Supply

- **Surplus vs Deficit**:

- Surplus in HICs: Access to technology, advanced farming, favorable climates.

- Deficit in LICs: Limited technology, political instability, poverty, and climate change.

- **Factors Affecting Food Supply**:

- Climate: Droughts, floods, and climate variability.

- Technology: Mechanization and innovation increase productivity in HICs.

- Pests and Diseases: Examples include locust swarms destroying crops.

- Water Supply: Lack of irrigation systems affects crop yields.

- Conflict: Wars disrupt farming and trade.

3. Food Security
- **Definition**: Food security means having consistent access to sufficient, safe, and nutritious food.

- **Consequences of Food Insecurity**:

- Malnutrition and famine.

- Social unrest, increased migration.

- Environmental degradation: Overfarming leads to soil exhaustion and deforestation.

4. Strategies to Increase Food Supply

- **Irrigation**: Efficient water use for agriculture (e.g., Indus Basin Irrigation System).

- **Aeroponics and Hydroponics**:

- Aeroponics: Growing plants in air/mist.

- Hydroponics: Growing plants in water without soil.

- **The Green Revolution**:

- Use of high-yield crop varieties and chemical fertilizers.

- Mechanization and improved irrigation techniques.

- **Biotechnology**: Genetically modified (GM) crops to resist pests, diseases, and drought.

- **Sustainable Farming**:

- Techniques like organic farming, permaculture, and crop rotation.

- **Small-Scale Solutions**:

- Agroforestry, urban farming, and allotments.

5. Sustainable Food Supply

- **Definition**: Producing food in a way that conserves resources for future generations.

- **Methods**:

- Reducing food waste through improved storage and consumer awareness.

- Fair trade practices: Supporting farmers in LICs to earn a fair income.


- Sustainable fishing: Implementing quotas and fish farming.

- Sustainable meat production: Free-range farming methods.

- Promoting seasonal and local foods to reduce food miles and carbon footprints.

6. Case Studies

- **Large-Scale Food Production**:

- Almeria, Spain: Extensive greenhouse farming.

- Positives: High yields, job creation, export revenues.

- Negatives: Plastic waste, depletion of local water resources.

- **Sustainable Farming in LICs**:

- Rice-Fish Farming in Bangladesh:

- Fish are grown in rice paddies, providing natural pest control and increasing income.

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