INCREASE IN FOOD AVAILABILITY Food production 1961 2007

INCREASE IN FOOD AVAILABILITY

Food production 1961 - 2007 Total yields

Food production 1960 - 2005 Yields per hectare

FOOD PRODUCTION DATA • Using the table/graph on the previous slide, complete a table to show the % change in food production between 1960 and 2005 for each of the following regions…… • 1. EU • 2. USA • 3. SOUTH ASIA • 4. SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA

WHAT HAS LED TO MORE FOOD BEING PRODUCED? • List the 5 main reasons why you think, on average, food production has increased. • For each reason suggest 2 continents where this will be an important reason. • Your reasons will probably fit comfortably in one or more of the following categories. Use the text and weblinks to write brief notes on the main reasons - emphasising actual locations in your information. If you prefer, bullet points are fine by me.

REASON 1 - Changes in agricultural systems GENERAL REASONS • New Wider World (p. 96 -97) COMMON AGRICULTURAL POLICY • New Wider World (p. 106) • Advanced Geography (p. 348 1 st part)

REASON 2 – Expansion of the area under agriculture (cultivation) • Planet Geography (p. 426) • New Wider World (p. 108)

REASON 3 - Scientific and technological innovations • Planet Geography (p. 426 -427) • Study Guide (p. 122) • New Wider World (p. 108 -109).

REASON 4 - Growth of agribusiness • Planet Geography (p. 424 -425). • New Wider World (p. 104)

REASON 5 - The Green Revolution • New Wider World (p. 113) • IB Study Guide (p. 122)

The syllabus says: Examine the environmental, demographic, political, social and economic factors that have caused areas of food deficiency and food insecurity. • • IB Study Guide (p. 123) New Wider World (p. 111)