Food production case studies

Glebe farm (food production)

Background info: Arable farm Lincolnshire, UK Commercial farm

Input: 120 hectares of land Rains every month 2 tractors Seed drill Rent a combine harvester Temperature above 6 C

Processes: Jan-Feb: preparation March-April: plant seeds May: herbicides, pesticides June-September: harvesting October-November: ploughing December: resting period

Outputs: Wheat (11 plots) Sugar beet (3 plots) Sprouts/peas (2) Strawberries/raspberries (Pick Your Own)

Darfur (food shortages)

Background info: Sudan, Africa Widespread food shortages In 2011, Sudan split into North and South Arabs vs Africans civil war

Causes: Second civil war --> people 2009 - Sudan in need of international aid Nile goes though the East of Sudan North - Libyan desert, no rainfall for up to 4 years

Impacts: 1.5 mln people in drought conditions Illegal camps set up (no water, sanitation, disease spread) Government doesn't allow food aid in (wants people to farm on their own) People scared to return home (war zone)