HWS 101 Lecture 6: Lecture #6A
15 Jan 2019
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To define the terms food supply and food system. To describe the conventional (global) food system and alternative food systems. A set of activities ranging from food production through to consumption. The movement of food from one biological system (plant) to another (humans) Primary production of food commodities distribution network food processing wholesale network food retailing. The interactions between and within bio-geophysical and human environments, which determine. The activities themselves (from production through to consumption i. e. food supply) Outcomes of the activities (contribution to food security, environmental security, and social welfare) Other determinants of food security (stemming in part from the interactions in bullet one) i. e. all the processes and infrastructure involved in feeding humans. A sustainable community food system is a collaborative network that integrates sustainable food production, processing, distribution, consumption and waste management in order to enhance the environmental, economic, and social health of a particular place.
