I denna lektion får du utforska det globala matsystemet och några av dess utmaningar, genom att titta på och diskutera valda avsnitt från BBC:s serie Follow the food.

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Arbetsblad 1: The waste chain

Watch the episode The waste chain and answer the questions.
- How much food is lost or wasted each year across the entire food supply chain?
- What proportion of people suffering from hunger could be fed, if food loss and waste were eliminated?
- What is the difference between food loss and food waste?
- How much food is lost annually in the stages between production and retail?
- Why is food loss more prevalent in low-income countries?
- Which sector is the largest consumer of freshwater globally?
- How does the hotel in the episode use the food waste generated by its guests?
Wordlist
| Engelska | Svenska |
|---|---|
| food chain | livsmedelskedjan |
| food loss | livsmedelsförluster |
| food waste | livsmedelsavfall, kan även betyda matsvinn* |
| supply chain | distributionskedja |
| storage | lagring |
| retail | detaljhandeln (mataffärer) |
| perishable | förgänglig, lättförstörd |
| shelf life | hållbarhetstid, ”bäst före” |
| food security | livsmedelssäkerhet |
| landfill | deponi |
*Food waste kan betyda både matavfall och matsvinn. I vissa fall används uttrycket unnecessary food waste eller edible food waste för att förtydliga när det handlar om matsvinn.
Arbetsblad 2: The promised land

Watch the episode The promised land and answer the questions.
- Why is topsoil essential for food production?
- What are the main objectives of regenerative farming?
- What is the purpose of using cover crops?
- Why has agricultural productivity declined in Africa?
- What is agroforestry?
- How can agroforestry help prevent soil degradation?
Wordlist
| Engelska | Svenska |
|---|---|
| soil | jord/mark |
| fertile soil | bördig jord |
| farmland | jordbruksmark |
| regenerative farming | regenerativt jordbruk |
| crop | gröda |
| harvest | skörd |
| crop rotation | växtföljd |
| fertilizer | gödsel |
| pesticide | bekämpningsmedel |
| profit | vinst |
| demand | efterfrågan |
Arbetsblad 3: The fight for food security

Watch the episode The fight for food security and answer the questions.
- What proportion of the world’s population does not have adequate access to food?
- What categories are included in the Global Food Security Index (GFSI)?
- Why can’t food affordability be addressed simply by producing larger quantities of cheap food?
- How can increases in women’s income benefit their families and, more broadly, their societies?
- Why is the majority of food consumed in Singapore imported?
- What is a food desert?
Wordlist
| Engelska | Svenska |
|---|---|
| food security | livsmedelssäkerhet |
| food supply | livsmedelsförsörjning |
| malnutrition | undernäring |
| resilience | motståndskraft |
| nutritious | näringsrik |
| availability | tillgänglighet |
| affordability | prisvärdhet |
| famine | svält |
| inequality | ojämlikhet |
| sovereignty | suveränitet, att själv kunna bestämma |
Arbetsblad 4: The endangered foods list

Watch the episode The endangered foods list and answer the questions.
- What is the Endangered Foods List?
- Why are some people predicting a drastic decline in wine production over the next 50 years?
- What is agroforestry?
- How can one year of extreme heat affect the following year’s avocado harvest?
- Name two threats to coffee production.
- What is a seed bank?
Wordlist
| Engelska | Svenska |
|---|---|
| extinction | utrotning |
| endangered | utrotningshotad |
| pests | skadedjur |
| crop | gröda |
| vine | vinranka |
| smallholder | småskaligt jordbruk |
| drought | torka |
| rootstock | grundstam (rötter och stamdel) |
| salinity | salthalt |
| soil degradation | markförstöring |

