Food security risk factors

Question 1

List the food security risk factors

Answer 1

Water scarcity
Climate change
Threats from non-native plants and animals
Competition for land
Use of land for fuel instead of food
Armed conflict

Question 2

Describe Threats from non-native plants and animals

Answer 2

Invasive non native animals and plants which cause threats to natural ecosystems

Question 3

Effects of non-native plants and animals

Answer 3

Crop loss
Vast amounts of money are spent to control and contain these invaders
Weeds specifically - compete with crops for water, sunlight and nutrients

Question 4

How does non-native plants and animals occur

Answer 4

Through human activities:
- Seeds carried accidentally on shoes or insects in clothing can travel from place to place across the world in days or hours
- Humans have purposely bought non-native species into an environment to tackle an existing problem with another species.

Question 5

Define urban sprawl

Answer 5

The process where farmland is taken over for housing and farmers are pushed out to land that may not be suitable for agriculture and food production.

Question 6

Describe armed conflict

Answer 6

Where armed conflicts occur (such as wars) which affects food availability and accessibility

Question 7

Effects of armed conflict

Answer 7

Land used for growing crops could be destroyed
Farmers may fight in the war
Supermarkets are closed
Roads are too dangerous to deliver food