GEOG 216 Lecture Notes - Lecture 19: International Trade, Factor Endowment, Proven Reserves
13 Jun 2018
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Lecture 15- population and resources I: Food and agriculture
Outline
• Food as a resource (we eat .005% of what we could eat, we are very
dependent on some cereals (8 cereals form most of our food consumption))
• Importance of agriculture in global economy (we invest in cereals like rice,
markets develop around them, we are highly dependent on a small number
of crops that we call food)
• Types of agriculture
• Agriculture practices and innovation
• Global trends in agriculture
Food as a resource
• Physiological needs and cultural norms
• Very narrow spectrum from plant world
• High reliance on a few cereals
Importance of agriculture in global economy
• International trade- a trillion dollars in agricultural products are traded each
year.
• Source of national revenue
• Employment (directly (harvesting, planting) or indirectly (digging ditches,
repairing roads that bring products to market / of worlds workers work
in agriculture.
• Livelihoods – way of life for a lot of people, provides subsidence for over 1/3
of population, marketable surplus, provides food, fuel, possible $ for
investment. In Canada, 1.9% workforce in Agriculture (less than call centers).
• Environment- bad boy sector because uses 40% of land surface and produces
30% of greenhouse gases. 95% of water taken is used for agriculture.
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Lots in Latin America and South East Asia.
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Much more domestic, what is it that people are consuming. Very important role of
livestock
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Document Summary
Lecture 15- population and resources i: food and agriculture. Outline: food as a resource (we eat . 005% of what we could eat, we are very dependent on some cereals (8 cereals form most of our food consumption)) Food as a resource: physiological needs and cultural norms, very narrow spectrum from plant world, high reliance on a few cereals. In canada, 1. 9% workforce in agriculture (less than call centers): environment- bad boy sector because uses 40% of land surface and produces. 95% of water taken is used for agriculture. Lots in latin america and south east asia. Much more domestic, what is it that people are consuming. Globally now more people work in services than services. Globally more women work in agriculture than men do. Types of agriculture: cash cropping- ranges in scale, by peasants who have 1 foot in subsistence and 1 foot in market. When things are good, they will sell, make $, send kids to school.
