food security and farming

factors affecting food security:

-world population keeps increasing and birth rate of developing countries are rising

-diets in developed countries change, demand for certain foods can increase. already scarce food rescources can become more scarce

-farming can be affected by new pests/pathogens. can result in the loss of crops and leads to famine

-high input costs of farming can make it too expensive for people in some countries to start/maintain food production meaning there isnt enough people producing food in these areas to feed people

-in some countries war can affect the availability of food/water

sustainable production means making enough food without using rescources faster than they renew

overfishing:

reduces fish stocks in the oceans

oceans food chains are affected and some species of fish may disappear

for sustainable food production we need to maintain fish stocks at…