Food provenance

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    • Food provenance is the origin of food, or where it comes from
    • Food provenance helps to
      • identify the origin of produce
      • increase food knowledge
      • maintain food culture
      • develop a more sustainable food system
      • improve animal welfare
      • protect the environment
      • increase food traceability (farm to fork)
      • enable consumers to engage with producers directly
      • assist with a more seasonal diet
      • allow consumers to choose specific products
    • HOW FOOD IS GROWN
      The steps involved with crop production are:
      preparing soil
      sowing seeds
      watering and fertilising
      weeding
      protecting against pests
      harvesting
      separation/ inspection
      storage
    • HOW FOOD IS REARED
      Farming is a primary industry where animals are reared to produce food and other products
      Intensive farming= a large scale operation that prioritises profitability and efficiency
      Organic farming= focuses on producing food in ways that minimise harm to the environment/animals
    • Intensive farming
      • high yield crops
      • pesticides used to control weeds/pests
      • chemical fertilisers to enrich soil
      • animals kept indoors, limited space
      • mechanised agriculture
    • Organic farming
      • crop rotation linked to seasons
      • natural pest control and hand weeding
      • composting to enrich soil
      • animals have space to move freely
      • labour intensive agriculture
    • HOW FOOD IS CAUGHT
      Dredging= dragging metal framed nets with rakes attached through the seabed e.g. mussels
      Trawling= dragging a net towed by a boat around a school of fish e.g. tuna
      Line caught= large/small scale using baited hooks, e.g. mackerel
      Pots and creels= Baited with fish and placed on the seabed to be collected later. e.g. crab
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