Food Production

• Genetic engineering or modification is used in biotechnology and food production.
• Sustainable fisheries aim to prevent the extinction of fish species.
• Farming techniques can affect food security.
• Genetic engineering can result in higher yield and less wastage of produce.
• Bacteria can be modified to produce insulin for diabetes.
• Genetic engineering allows efficient food production through microorganisms.
• Fusarium produces mycoprotein.
• Sustainable fisheries ensure fish populations do not decline.
• Fishing quotas and control of net size are used in sustainable fisheries.
• Ensuring fish populations do not decline is a crucial aspect of sustainable fisheries.
• Limiting energy loss in fisheries involves restricting movement, keeping at optimum temperature, and minimising disease.
• The use of pesticides, herbicides and fertilisers in farming techniques can affect food security.
• Selective breeding and genetic modification are used in food production.
• High food demands mean that efficiency and yield must be maximised in food production.
• Natural disasters and climate change can affect food security.
• Pests and disease can affect food security.
• Changing diets, particularly increasing demand for meat in developing countries, can affect food security.
• An increasing birth rate and decreasing death rate can affect food security.
• War and conflict can affect food security.
• High cost of agricultural inputs can affect food security.