Lesson 1 introduction to food security
1. you and your group are representatives of the following country:
-ukraine
2. with your smaller team of country representatives, conduct background in
opresentatives, conduct background information about your country
annual rainfall
o annual average irrigation for crops (vegetables)
current population size
land area (hectares)
o land area used for production of vegetable crops (hectares)
o vegetable growing (average percent of total crons) or value of food impor
faverage percent of total crops) or value of food imports over total merchandise exports
(%) (3-year average)
vegetable imports (average )
vegetable growing (average percent of total crops) or
19 (average percent of total crops) or value of food imports over total merchandise exports
(%) (3-year average)
o population growth over next 10 years calculations("apes)_
water usage for agriculture (water resources)
fertilizer usage per year (and source)_
o diet of the country (general common foods for population)
o population density (people per square kilometer)
o projected population growth rate
exports (price and main materials)
imports (price and main materials)
per capita income
o main transportation and any difficulties
o land use
o current environmental issues
primary crop production
primary type of farming
biomes
o climate