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Food
provenance
The origin of foods, where food
comes
from
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It's not always easy for consumers to know exactly where food comes from so food
traceability
is important
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Foods
consumers prioritise
Poultry
Red
meat
Eggs
Fish
Shellfish
Dairy
products
Fruit
Vegetables
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Food traceability
Having access to information about where food comes from and
assurances
that food is safe to
consume
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Sustainability
A way of producing and consuming food that
protects
the
economy
and the environment
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Food provenance
Identifies the origin of produce
Increases food knowledge
Maintains food culture
Develops
a
more sustainable food system
Improves animal welfare
Protects
the
environment
Increases food traceability
Enables
consumers to engage with
producers directly
Assists
consumers in eating a
more seasonal diet
Allows consumers to
choose specific products
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Crop
production
1.
Preparing soil
2.
Sowing seeds
/
seedlings
3.
Watering
4.
Fertilising
5.
Weeding
6.
Protection
from
pests
7.
Harvesting
8.
Separation
and
inspection
9.
Storage
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Intensive
farming
Large
scale operation that prioritises
profitability
and efficiency
Use of
machinery
Use of chemical
fertilisers
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Organic
farming
Focuses on producing food in ways that
minimise
harm to the
environment
No artificial
fertilisers
or
pesticides
Free-range
animals
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Intensive
farming
High-yield crops
Mechanised
agriculture
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Organic
farming
Crop
rotation
linked to seasons
Use of
green
manure and
composting
to enrich soil
Hand
weeding
and
natural
pest control
Animals given
space
to move freely
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Fishing
1. Dredging
2.
Trawling
3.
Pots
and
creels
4.
Line caught
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Sustainability is an environmental issue associated with fish due to the consequences of
overfishing
. Sustainable fishing practices are designed to maintain fish stocks and establish a healthy marine ecosystem
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Aquaculture
The farming of
fish
in
cages
, pens, tanks or pods
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Fish farmed
through
aquaculture
Salmon
Trout
Cod
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Shellfish farmed through aquaculture
Mussels
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Examples of foods that are reared
Steak
,
beef
, veal
lamb
mutton
poultry
bacon,
pork
,
ham
game
Examples
of foods that are grown
potatoes
cereals
herbs
oil seed
Foods
that are
caught
fish
oysters
octopus
shellfish
Oily Fish
Fresh
tuna
mackerel
salmon
trout
White Fish
cod
haddock
plaice
sea bass
Shellfish
crab
prawns
mussels
scallops
Dredging
Dragging metal framed nets with rakes attached through the sea bed to release
shellfish
e.g
mussels
Trawling
drawing a net towed by a
trawler
around a school of fish e.g
tuna
Pots
and
Creels
baited with fish and placed on the
sea bed
to be collected later e.g
crab
Line Caught
large or small scale, using
baited
hooks e.g
mackerel