food production
Making edible goods
Food production is the process of growing, raising, harvesting, and processing items for human consumption.
The term encompasses agriculture, livestock farming, fishing, and manufacturing: Global food production must increase to feed a growing population.
It often appears in discussions of sustainability, supply chains, and food security.
- cold storageRefrigerated preservation space
- irrigationArtificial water supply for agriculture
- soil fertilityEarth's crop-growing potential
- agricultureCultivation of land, livestock
- crop rotationAlternating field plantings yearly
crop yield · growing season · fermentation · fortification · pest control · crops · vertical farming · seed bank · genetic engineering · milling · monoculture · cash crop · canning · organic farming · ethical sourcing · greenhouse farming · composting · pasteurization
- ecosystem servicespollination, carbon sequestration, water purification, climate regulation, air purification
- food systemshunger relief, farm-to-table, farm to table, sustainable farming, organic farming
- agribusinessagribusiness, farm, farms, corporate farms, factory farming
- ancient farmingancient farming, crops, fields, early farming, cultivation
- British industriesaerospace, automotive, biotech, construction, engineering
- generation shipscolonists, descendants, life support, cryo chamber, hull
food productioneating
Ingesting sustenance
consumption · food distribution · food retail · consumer demand · food service
food productionfood waste
Discarded edible matter
food spoilage · crop destruction · deforestation · soil depletion
food productionfamine
Severe food shortage
food scarcity · starvation · hunger · food insecurity · crop failure