06/02/2025 10:35:21
Module 1: Global Livestock Production
What are the classifications of livestock production?
Grazing - extensive, intensive (included fertiliser)
Mixed farming systems - irrigated, rainfed
Industrial systems (factory farming)
What factors affect farming patterns?
land (topography, latitude, parent rock), climate (rainfall, growing season, temp, day
length), fertiliser
What food commodities are produced the most abundantly (globally)?
Sugarcane (1800m tons)
Maize (870m tons)
Wheat (670m tons)
Cow Milk (625m tons)
What % of total food energy and protein protein does livestock provide?
15% food energy
25% protein
What countries have the highest livestock production? (3)
US, Brazil, China
How much did organic land increase between 2005-2010 (%)? global perspective
30%
40m hectares
Is it legal to grow GM crop in the UK?
No
How many hectares of farm land are dedicated to growing GM crops?
150m hectares
What % of agricultural output do livestock represent?
40%
faster growing element of agriculture
What is the most important and expensive part of livestock production?
Feeding
What are the mechanisms of the common agricultural policy?
compensate farmers within LFA
impose import/export restrictions
balance supply:demand - subsidies, quota, set-aside
Why and when was the common agricultural policy created?
1962 (post WWII)
to ensure food supply and security, stable markets and increased productivity
Describe the Basic Payment Scheme
replaced common agricultural policy in 2015
supplements farm incomes based on payment regions and environmental schemes
has 3 payment regions (good land, better LFA and non-LFA land, poorer LFA land)
deer farmers, fruit and veg farmers now eligible
more focus on "greening" - permanent grassland, crop diversification, ecological
focus areas
What is the trend in agriculture's contribution to the UK's economy over the past 10
years?
Module 1: Global Livestock Production
What are the classifications of livestock production?
Grazing - extensive, intensive (included fertiliser)
Mixed farming systems - irrigated, rainfed
Industrial systems (factory farming)
What factors affect farming patterns?
land (topography, latitude, parent rock), climate (rainfall, growing season, temp, day
length), fertiliser
What food commodities are produced the most abundantly (globally)?
Sugarcane (1800m tons)
Maize (870m tons)
Wheat (670m tons)
Cow Milk (625m tons)
What % of total food energy and protein protein does livestock provide?
15% food energy
25% protein
What countries have the highest livestock production? (3)
US, Brazil, China
How much did organic land increase between 2005-2010 (%)? global perspective
30%
40m hectares
Is it legal to grow GM crop in the UK?
No
How many hectares of farm land are dedicated to growing GM crops?
150m hectares
What % of agricultural output do livestock represent?
40%
faster growing element of agriculture
What is the most important and expensive part of livestock production?
Feeding
What are the mechanisms of the common agricultural policy?
compensate farmers within LFA
impose import/export restrictions
balance supply:demand - subsidies, quota, set-aside
Why and when was the common agricultural policy created?
1962 (post WWII)
to ensure food supply and security, stable markets and increased productivity
Describe the Basic Payment Scheme
replaced common agricultural policy in 2015
supplements farm incomes based on payment regions and environmental schemes
has 3 payment regions (good land, better LFA and non-LFA land, poorer LFA land)
deer farmers, fruit and veg farmers now eligible
more focus on "greening" - permanent grassland, crop diversification, ecological
focus areas
What is the trend in agriculture's contribution to the UK's economy over the past 10
years?
