Myths about Food ~ Starter activity TRUE or FALSE?????

Write the numbers 1 8 in the back of your book then next to each indicate T or F 1.The world produces enough food to feed all the people well 2.The areas of the world which suffer from food shortages are those which have high population densities 3.Modern Western farmers produce higher yields per hectare than tradition Southeast Asian farmers 4.50% of the worlds cereal production ends up as animal feed 5.Farmers in poor countries cannot afford to buy enough fertiliser and pesticide to enable them to produce more food 6.Back in 1981 the USA burned or dumped into the ocean 8 million tonnes of grain 7.Many of the countries that cannot feed their people export millions of tonnes of cash crops eg. tea, pineapples, peanuts 8.In much of South America the farmers own their own land and are able to sell their crops to provide a good living for their families

Myths about Food ~ Starter activity ANSWER SHEET TRUE or FALSE?????

1. The world produces enough food to feed all the people well TRUE - ENOUGH GRAIN FOR EACH PERSON TO HAVE A KILO (3000 CALORIES) 2. The areas of the world which suffer from food shortages are those which have high population densities FALSE HIGH DENSITIES IN EUROPE AND NORTH AMERICA/LOW DENSITIES IN SAHEL 3. Modern Western farmers produce higher yields per hectare than traditional Southeast Asian farmers FALSE HIGHEST GRAIN YIELDS IN DELTA AREAS OF S.E. ASIA 4. 50% of the worlds cereal production ends up as animal feed TRUE DEMAND FOR MEAT IN NORTH INCREASING EACH AMERICAN ON AVERAGE EATS 120obs BEEK A YEAR TAKES 5lbs OF GRAIN TO PRODUCE 1lb OF BEEF 5. Farmers in poor countries cannot afford to buy enough fertiliser and pesticide to enable them to produce more food TRUE - OFTEN MADE FROM OIL= EXPENSIVE TO BUY. 85% OF WORLDS FERTILISER USED BY W. EUROPE AND N. AMERICA 6. Back in 1981 the USA burned or dumped into the ocean 8 million tonnes of grain TRUE -SURPLUS OF GRAIN = LOW PRICE TO FARMERS SO THEY DUMPED IT TOO EXPENSIVE TO GIVE AWAY 7. Many of the countries that cannot feed their people export millions of tonnes of cash crops eg. tea, pineapples, peanuts TRUE -EG. DURING 1971 DROUGHT THE SAHEL COUNTRIES EXPORTED 15 MILLION KILOS OF VEGETABLES, MAINLY TO EUROPE 8. In much of South America the farmers own their own land and are able to sell their crops to provide a good living for their families FALSE IN EL SALVADOR 2% OF THE POPULATION OWNS 60% OF THE LAND RENTED TO POOR FARMERS WHO HAVE TO GIVE UP CROPS TO PAY RENT