Sustainable food production
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can explain how sustainable strategies can increase food supply while protecting the environment for future generations, and use a local-scale example.
Key learning points
- There is a move towards sustainable strategies to increase food supply.
- Sustainable strategies to increase food supply include organic farming, seasonal food consumption and reduced waste.
- Around nine per cent of people in Bangladesh live in extreme poverty, without enough food to eat.
- Sandbar-cropping in Rangpur region is a local-scale example of how sustainable supplies of food can be increased.
Keywords
Sustainable food supply - when food is produced in ways that avoid damaging natural resources, provide social benefits and contribute to local economies
Organic farming - when food is grown without the use of artificial chemicals, such as fertiliser and pesticide
Permaculture - a system of farming based upon or directly using patterns and features observed in natural ecosystems, such as increased biodiversity and intercropping
Urban farming - the growing of crops and the raising of animals in towns and cities; includes processing and distributing food, as well as collecting and reusing food waste
Common misconception
Sustainable food production only benefits the environment.
Sustainable food production also has social and economic benefits, such as improving food security and reducing poverty.
Teacher tip
Encourage pupils to investigate local initiatives that promote sustainable food production, e.g. urban farming.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the keywords to their definitions:
Q2.Which of these is an example of a renewable resource?
Q3.What do we mean by "resource distribution"?
Q4.Which country is rich in oil reserves?
Q5.Which of these is not a natural resource?
Q6.Some countries have many resources, while others have resources.
Assessment exit quiz
4 Questions
Q1.Match the keywords to their definitions:
Q2.What makes urban farming sustainable?
Q3.What is one economic benefit of sustainable food production?
Q4.What is a common misunderstanding about sustainable food production?
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