Food PRODUCTION PRACTICES
Traditionally, food is acquired by farming, raising animals, growing crops and fishing. In developed countries, the food supply relies on agriculture, aqua farming and fish farming techniques. All of these aim to maximise the amount of food whilst minimising the cost. In developing countries land owners produce food for a global market. Much of the land is controlled by huge multinationals.
Cash cropping is growing crops for market sale only and is not available for farmers and their families. This makes the food supply in developing countries hard for people to obtain as land is owned by the wealthy few.
Subsistence farming is a self sufficient agricultural practice where farmers grow only enough food to feed their families. The success of this is dependent on the weather, the type of crops planted and the farming techniques used.
Cash cropping is growing crops for market sale only and is not available for farmers and their families. This makes the food supply in developing countries hard for people to obtain as land is owned by the wealthy few.
Subsistence farming is a self sufficient agricultural practice where farmers grow only enough food to feed their families. The success of this is dependent on the weather, the type of crops planted and the farming techniques used.