Food Production in Europe Webquest Name___________________ Pd.

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1. What percentage of our food comes from supermarkets?
About 75% of our food is bought from supermarkets
2. Over the past 20 years what has happened to the average distance that food travels?
Has doubled over the past 20 years
3. What must British farmers do to compete with other countries?
Forced to sell their produce at lower prices to compete with other countries
4. What is the effect of importing food on the climate?
Friends of the Earth want to see more local food sold locally in farmers markets or shops
http://www.foe.co.uk/resource/factsheets/food_farming.pdf
(All the answers are on pages 1-6 of this document)

1. What percentage of the UK population was employed in farming in 1939?
15 percent of the population
2. What percentage of the UK population was employed in farming in 2000?
2 percent of the population
3. What percentage of money spent in a supermarket goes to the person who
produced the food?
On average, only 10 pence in every pound spent in a supermarket goes to the person who
actually grew the food.
4. What do over 50% of our fruit and vegetables contain?
Over 50 percent may also have pesticide residues
5. What problems are caused by excessive consumption of highly produced foods?
Excessive consumption is adding to obesity problems for people in the UK
6. In 2000 what percentage of government subsidies went to intensive farming?
In 2000, 80 per cent of Government subsidies went to intensive production
7. In 2000 what percentage of government subsidies went to environmental
improvements in farming?
only eight percent went to schemes encouraging farmers to improve the environmental value of
the farm.