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100

  1. ______________ is an individual who is passionate about the pursuit of “good food”.

  2. Foodie culture

  3. Food culture

  4. Food identity

  5. Foodie

Foodie

100

  1. Which of the following groups are moving out of the agricultural and food sectors at an ever-increasing speed?

  1. Food processors

  2. Indigenous peoples

  3. Young people

  4. Farmers

Young people

100

  1. In discussing collaborative urban food governance arrangements across the global North, Peck and Tickell referred to multi-sector food partnerships process as:

  2. private-public partnerships

  3. responsibility without power

  4. collaborative food policy program

  5. urban food policy program

private-public partnerships

100

  1. Globally the food system is confronted with major interrelated problems. What is NOT one of them?

  2. Effective food system and policy

  3. Malnutrition and illness

  4. Depletion of natural resources

  5. Climate change

Effective food system and policy

100

  1. What was the official response recommended by international organizations to the 2007-2008 food crisis?


    1. Increased liberalization of food trade

    2. Increased caution around the use of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) in food production

    3. Increased food sovereignty

    4. Increased supports for agroecology

Increased liberalization of food trade

200

  1. Which of the following statements best describes cooking and caring of household by women?

  1. Cooking provides the basic provision of nutritional sustenance

  2. Cooking is a caring work

  3. Cooking provides connection

  4. the food provided for a family cannot just be any food, but must be food that will satisfy them

Cooking is a caring work

200

  1. When resources such as land, labour, energy, and agrochemicals are limited to reduce the environmental impact, this implies that:

  1. a sustainable food system is productive

  2. a sustainable food system is resource efficient

  3. a sustainable food system ranges from farm to fork

  4. sustainable food system includes provisions to reduce vulnerability 

a sustainable food system is resource efficient

200

  1. One of the first countries to engage with urban food governance through the formation of food partnerships is:


    1. Australia

    2. Brazil

    3. United Kingdom

    4. Canada

United Kingdom

200

  1. What best describes the science-policy interfaces in food systems?

  1. The use of policies to transform food systems.

  2. A mix of scientists and other actors in the food policy process and decision-making.

  3. the interactions of various actors in food system activities.

  4. The integration of science and public policy data to improve food systems.

  • A mix of scientists and other actors in the food policy process and decision-making.

200

  1. ______________ are defined as people who make a living from the land, produce for subsistence and the market, but are not driven primarily by market considerations in determining the use and/or sale of the land.


    1. Ecologists

    2. Peasants

    3. Environmentalist

    4. Polyculturalists

Peasants

300

  1. According to Jamie Oliver, a celebrity chef, domestic cooking is experienced as a form of

  1. hobby

  2. Creative leisure

  3. Help during for special occasions

  4. Expression of gender equality

Creative leisure

300

The production of more than one food product from livestock or crops for humans is described as

  1. integrated farming

  2. mixed farming

  3. multifunctional food systems

  4. industrial agriculture

multifunctional food systems

300

  1. Various scholars criticize food governance and policy processes. What is NOT one of the criticisms?

  1. their continued prioritization of economic growth

  2. their detrimental effects to social equity

  3. their collaborations with urban food stakeholders

  4. their failure to enhance inclusive public engagement

their collaborations with urban food stakeholders

300

  1. Several factors impede the progress towards more sustainable, and equitable food systems. What is NOT one of them?


    1. Lack of representation from Indigenous peoples’ traditional knowledge.

    2. an under-recognition of sustainability issues

    3. collaborative efforts of all stakeholders

    4. dearth of policy information

collaborative efforts of all stakeholders

300

  1. La Via Campesina is best described as a(n) _____________ agrarian movement.


    1. local

    2. national

    3. international

    4. transnational

national

400

  1. Foodies can primarily have knowledge and expertise about food by

  1. commitment to a strong desire to learn about food as a defining quality

  2. reading food blogs

  3. trying new restaurants

  4. learning new cooking methods

commitment to a strong desire to learn about food as a defining quality

400

The development of food systems depends on globalization and labour migration. This implies:

  1. The production of food products in countries with low labour costs and optimal climate conditions.

  2. more specialization with the production of food products

  3. market forces influence food system

  4. concentration of corporate food systems

market forces influence food system

400

  1. The complex food policy challenges could be addressed through

  1. creation of platforms for political contestation

  2. strengthening alliances for broader transformative social change

  3. providing experimental spaces to politicize food insecurity

  4. all of these options

all of these options

400

  1. The initial principle of science-policy interfaces needed for food systems transformation is:


    1. facilitating transferable lessons across the food systems

    2. data and knowledge generation and integration

    3. institutional capacity building at global and regional

    4. creation of multi-stakeholder dialogues

facilitating transferable lessons across the food systems

400

  1. What organization is a member of the transnational organization, La Via Campesina?


    1. World Trade Organization

    2. Kraft Foods

    3. Canada National Farmers Union

    4. Canada’s Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

Canada National Farmers Unio

500

!!!!!!WEEK 8 QUESTION!!!!!!

Which of the following is NOT a socio-economic factor influencing the food systems?

  1. Integrated pest management

  2. land titles

  3. access to financial services and credit

  4. agricultural inputs

Integrated pest management

500

There are many problems affecting the food system policy. What is NOT one of them?

  1. the concept of food system is poorly reflected in institutional terms

  2. an integrated approach is needed to link the national and global food system strategies

  3. the various fields affiliating to food systems are still miles apart

  4. the various fields are under the supervision of different national and global bodies

the various fields are under the supervision of different national and global bodies

500

  1. ______________can offer important insights into the deeply political processes that shape the social, environmental and economic relations that contextualise food governance at various spatio-temporal scales

  1. environmental sustainability

  2. urban political ecology

  3. urban food policy

  4. food partnerships

urban political ecology

500

  1. There are many panels and initiatives working as science-policy interfaces for food systems transformation. Which initiative or panel does not receive funding from governments or corporations?


    1. Global Forum on Agricultural Research and Innovation

    2. The International Panel of Experts on Sustainable Food Systems

    3. Group on Earth Observations

    4. Intergovernmental Science–Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services-Food

The International Panel of Experts on Sustainable Food Systems

500

  1. In the 1970’s, which mechanisms did the international community understand to be most useful in making improvements to food security.


    1. State intervention in the market

    2. Prioritization of market liberalization

    3. Integration of Indigenous knowledges and food practices

    4. Urbanization

State intervention in the market