Understanding Food Supply
Having enough food to meet the current demands of society.
What is Food Supply
List one environmental factor that can affect food supply.
What is: Climate, Weather, Land use, Water availability, Extreme events, Natural disasters
This causes the demand for food to rise
to bring (goods or services) into a country from abroad for sale.
What is Importing
List one way how you, a consumer, can make food systems more sustainable.
What is: Eat local, Eat out less, Waste less, Consider all of a food's true costs when purchasing
Food Supply impacts:
a) Society
b) the environment
c) the economy
d) all the above
What is d, all of the above.
List one reason how food production and consumption negatively impacts the environment?
What is: Use of pesticides, Depletion of biodiversity, Greenhouse gas emissions, drains resources (water, energy, land)
The cost of food is higher and access to food is limited here.
What is Northern Canada, Northern communities, Arctic regions
to send (goods or services) to another country for sale.
What is Exporting
_________ can do their part by adopting company-wide targets in line with Sustainable Development Goals.
What are Businesses, Corporations
The availability of food and individuals' ability to access it
What is Food Security
the transport of food from producer to consumer is one of the main contributors to the overall ______________ of foods.
What is Environmental/Carbon Footprint
What percent of land in Canada is used for agriculture?
a) 68 %
b) 20 %
c) 7 %
d) Less than 1%
What is c, 7 %.
Canada — despite its size — has by far the smallest proportion of total land that is agricultural at only 7 %, mainly because of soil quality and the nature of the Canadian climate and terrain. The United Kingdom has the largest, with 68.6% of its land under agricultural use.
Canada's most exported product (HINT: it's not food!).
What is Crude Oil
Creates policy on matters related to cross-border commerce, farm financial safety nets, agricultural research and technology development, food and safety, food standards, packaging and labeling, and nutritional health.
What is the Canadian Government
The production, supply, and consumption of food that enhances and preserves our environment, our food supply, and our quality of life.
What is Food Sustainability
An economic system of closed loops in which raw materials, components and products do not create waste or lose their value as little as possible
What is a circular economy
List one reason why buying 12 eggs in Nunavut costs twice as much as it does in Southern Ontario.
What is: transportation costs, unconventional delivery methods, colder climate
List one reason why it is essential to import and export food?
What is: Contributes to the economy, improves the Canadian dollar, inability to grow all year round, helps us have the things we need/want
The environment, society, and the economy are all ___________.
What is: Interconnected, Intertwined, Interrelated, Related to Food supply