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Dec 10 day 12

Countries that rely on imported food are vulnerable to global supply chain issues

  1. Imported inflation means prices in a country go up because imported food becomes more expensive.
    输入型通货膨胀的意思是，一个国家里的物价上涨，因为进口食品变得更贵了。
  2. Supply shock means there is suddenly less food in the market, so the market becomes unbalanced and prices rise.
    供给冲击 的意思是，市场上的食物突然变少，所以市场失去平衡，价格上涨。
  3. Economic resilience means how well a country can deal with problems and recover from them, so weak economic resilience means the country is easily hurt by crises.
    经济韧性 的意思是，一个国家应对问题并从中恢复的能力，所以经济韧性弱意味着这个国家更容易受到危机的影响。

Solution

  • Countries can reduce this problem by increasing domestic food production, so they do not depend too much on imported food when global supply chains are disrupted.
    解决办法： 国家可以通过增加国内粮食生产来减少这个问题，这样在全球供应链中断时，它们就不会过度依赖进口食品。

Group Summary：

  1. technology
  2. subsidy,
    government can control price of food
    reducing transportation cost
    we can increase the people‘s salaries
  3. establish infrastructure protection protocols
  4. Give food which look not good to animals
    Improve out technology for food quality
  5. Increasing domestic food production
    Governments can support local farming to improve food security.
  6. The government provides subsidies for healthy food
    Education people about nutrition and how to cook healthy meals
  7. government to publish some policy to limit business produce unhealthy food
    organization take some activity about healthy food
  8. education, teach people about right food
  9. import food from oversea
    government make plan distribute food

Answer:

A

Global food waste problem

  • one-third of food lost/wasted
  • harms food security
  • wastes resources
  • prevention has many benefits

B

Processing and packaging solutions

  • better processing helps
  • new packaging keeps food fresh
  • smaller boxes reduce waste

C

Transport and supply chain solutions

  • better transport reduces loss
  • carbon footprint must be considered
  • communication avoids imbalance

D

Retail strategies reduce waste

  • retail waste is high
  • improve markets and hygiene
  • discount near-expiry food
  • “buy one, get one later” helps

E

Consumers need education

  • households waste the most food
  • overbuying is a problem
  • campaigns raise awareness

F

Prevent waste first

  • prevention is best
  • extra food should go to people in need

G

Redistribute edible surplus food

  • organizations collect extra food
  • edible food can help hungry people

H

Reduce waste for a better future

  • improves food security
  • saves resources
  • reduces hunger and environmental damage

Answer: 1 – 8

  1. production and distribution
  2. transportation methods
  3. travel
  4. close to its expiry date
  5. market conditions
  6. over-purchasing
  7. giving
  8. in need

Answer: 9

  • a — ii
  • b — i
  • c — v
  • d — iv
  • e — iii

Answer: 10

a. We should be careful not to produce more food than is needed.

Why?

  • “the best approach is to prevent food waste”
  • “we should try to avoid making too much food in the first place”