Where food comes from
What's covered
Key facts
Cultures and cuisines
A traditional British roast (Sunday roast) is roasted meat served with vegetables and gravy.
Environment and sustainability
Cows (and other ruminants) emit large amounts of methane through enteric fermentation; methane is a potent greenhouse gas.
Fairtrade and ethical sourcing
Ethical sourcing considers worker pay and conditions, not just product quality.
Food production
Raising fish in farms rather than catching them at sea is called aquaculture (fish farming); the fish are called farmed fish.
Food security
An allotment is a small plot of council land rented for growing your own food.
Food waste
Anaerobic digestion captures methane from food waste as biogas, instead of releasing it from landfill.
Origin and imports
The UK imports bananas because the UK climate is too cold to grow them commercially.
Technological developments
Cultured meat is meat grown from animal cells in a laboratory.
Cultures and cuisines
The Cornish pasty is a traditional British regional dish (Cornwall); a savoury pastry filled with beef, potato, swede and onion.
Environment and sustainability
Food miles measure the distance food travels from producer to consumer.
Sample questions
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Name a traditional British regional dish.
- ✓Cornish pasty
- •Mexican tacos
- •Spanish paella
- •Thai pad thai
Why might locally grown food have a lower carbon footprint than imported organic food?
- •local food is never grown with artificial fertilisers
- •local supermarkets all use renewable energy
- •organic farming always produces more CO2 than conventional methods
- ✓shorter transport distance can outweigh the benefit of organic methods
Which of the following is a direct benefit of Fairtrade for producers in developing countries?
- ✓a guaranteed minimum price that covers production costs
- •exemption from local taxation on agricultural land
- •free transport of goods to UK supermarkets
- •UK government subsidies to cover shortfalls in global prices
What is intensive farming?
- •fully organic, pesticide-free farming systems
- ✓high yields from limited land using chemicals
- •small-scale traditional family farming methods
- •wild foraging of food from natural land
Which factor is considered the greatest long-term threat to global food security?
- ✓climate change reducing crop yields
- •growing urbanisation in high-income countries
- •improvements in food packaging technology
- •people choosing healthier diets
Which of the following is the best way for a household to reduce food waste?
- •buying larger packs to get better value
- ✓meal planning and using ingredients before they expire
- •only buying food from local markets
- •storing all food in the freezer immediately
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