Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Global Food Trends
- once farming is established,
food choices are largely dictated
by income
- on a lower income= diet based on
staples (rice, wheat, tuber, maize)
- Wealthier= more calories, fewer carb,
more meat & diary, more fat
- Engels Law
- As people become richer, they
spend a decreasing
proportion of their income on
food
- Developing Countries
- as countries
develop
economically, their
food demands
change= more
diverse diet
- Stage 1
- increased consumption of energy
- extra calories come from food
of vegetable origins; staples
- Stage 2
- range of food eaten is extended
- more meat, diary, fruits,
veg & meat. Less carbs
- no major change in overall energy input
- influenced by culture, religion of the developing countries
- Developing countries-
30-90% spent on food
- How are global food demands changing?
- developing countries SSA 70% energy intake
from cereals
- Developed countries: 30% energy
intake from cereals
- predicted that share of cereals in
global calories intake will fall
- Impact of increasing food price
- become used to cheap available food since 1970s
- major price increases in late 2000 had global impact
- calories maintained by reverting to 'stage 1'
- Kenya- reduced meals to 1/2 per day, stopped
having veg or meat
- Impact of shift in global dietary
patterns
- rise in global obesity , type 2 diabetes
- increase in CVD incidences
- environmental impact of increased
demands for meat and diary
products
- Summary
- increase income= increase calorie intake
- income rise further, dietary patterns shift to
a more 'westernised' pattern incorporating
more fruit, meat, wheat and diary
- as the global population rises, and there is an increase requirement for food,
these changes in intake patterns will give rise to further challenges in meeting
production levels
- changing dietary patterns are having a significant impact or health, and the environment