Technology

             The purpose of this report is to find out to what extent that we should rely on technology to secure an adequate global food supply. In agriculture the term technology includes the following methods and ideas.
             Therefore I have to find out if these can secure an adequate global food supply in the future. However firstly it is necessary to consider what an adequate global food supply actually is. The minimum calorie intake for humans is around about 2300 – 2599. Referring to the map of Nutrition and Malnutrition around the world, to achieve an adequate global food supply all of the land that is shaded in either white, red or orange (i.e. below 2300 calories per person) should be bought up to 2300 calories or above. These are the areas where famine is lightly to be widespread.
             In the future supplying an adequate global food supply will depend on food supply and population growth. Currently the areas of low food availability are those areas of high population growth. An example of this is Figure 1, showing that it is the developing countries where the population is increasing.
             In order to answer this I need to find information relevant to:
             Ø What makes up 'technology'
             Ø How technology impact has improved supply
             Ø The potential of technology to improve food supply in the future
             The Philips Geographical Digest 1992-1993 Getting statistics on populations, number of tractors per country and daily calorie intake per person, in order to produce graphs. The book is outdated and the more recent figures may tell a different story.
             Global Challenge - Longman Gaining information about population trends and the challenges associated population change. Limited statistics, and not very much information on world famine.
             AS Geography - Collins Gaining information about population trends and the challenges associated population change. Limited statistics, and not very much information on world famine.
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