Farm Facts….Food for Thought

What is a billion? If you had 1 million dollars and had to spend $1,000 dollars every day, your money would run out in 1000 days. If you had 1 billion dollars and had to spend $1,000 every day, your money would run out for 2,740 years.

Where does your food dollar go? 3.5¢ Depreciation 4.5¢ Rent 2.5¢ Interest 1.5¢ Repairs 3.5¢ Business Taxes 3¢ Other Costs 4¢ Advertising 4.5¢ Profits 3.5¢ Energy 4¢ Transportation 8¢ Packaging 38.5¢ Off Farm Labor

What is USDA’s budget? In 2007: $88.8 billion Food And Nutrition Programs $51.4 Food Safety and Marketing & Inspection $2.5 Conservation Programs $5.1 Research, Education & Economics $2.6 Forest Service $5.4 Foreign Ag Service $2.4 Rural Development $3.0 Farm Programs $12.4 Risk Management $4.0 (in billions)

2012 USDA Budget-$145 billion

U.S. Gov’t. Farm Subsidies-2011

What is ag’s share of federal spending?

Are farmers reducing erosion on cropland? Today Tons of Soil Lost Per Acre

Who pays the least for food?

Where does the money go?

How many days to we work to pay for food? Food Recreation, Clothing & Accessories State & Local Taxes Health & Medical Care Housing/ Household Operations Federal Taxes 36 Days 39 Days 52 Days 62 Days 77 Days

Do we still have family farms?

Who imports U.S. farm products?

What is the U.S. share of world production?

Food for Thought… A study of cultures: types of foods and expenditures for one week

In the following pictures: Determine where these people live Take note of the kinds of foods they eat Compare and contrast the types of foods they eat Consider why those foods are eaten in that area of the world Estimate the cost of their food for the week

Here’s some food for thought… There are 843 Million people in the world who suffer from chronic hunger. This means that about 12.5% of the world’s population suffers from hunger. Most people in the world eat a staple food, such as rice, potatoes, etc., then add smaller amounts of accompanying foods.

Try This… Remember to look at the kinds of foods people eat. Consider why those foods are eaten in that area of the world. Notice the number of people in their family. Notice the cost of their food for one week.

Country Name # People in Family Foods (3) $ Per Week/Food Instructions-create a chart with the above categories and 9 rows with which to take info for each of the 9 family slides. 1)

Country Name : The Ahmed family Food expenditure for one week:

Country: The Melander family Food expenditure for one week:

Country: The Manzo family Food expenditure for one week:

Country: The Casales family Food expenditure for one week:

Country: The Sobczynscy family Food expenditure for one week:

: The Revis family Food expenditure for one week

Country: The Ayme family Food expenditure for one week:

Country: The Namgay family Food expenditure for one week:

Country: The Aboubakar family Food expenditure for one week:

Country Weekly Total Number of People Per Person% of USA Chad1.236$ % Bhutan5.0313$ % Ecuador31.559$ % Egypt $ % Poland $ % Mexico $ % Italy $ % USA $ % Germany $ % Cultural Comparisons

Another way to look at it!

Day of the Week DateMealWhat did you eat Approximate Cost Meal Status Circle One SundayBreakfast Made from Basics Frozen/Box/Mix Ate Out Lunch Made from Basics Frozen/Box/Mix Ate Out Dinner Made from Basics Frozen/Box/Mix Ate Out MondayBreakfastMade from Basics Frozen/Box/Mix Ate Out Track your meals and their cost with your parents for one week Bring the completed Data Form back at the end of the week Use your data and the data from this presentation to make your own bar graph Follow up Activity

Egypt: The Ahmed family of Cairo Food expenditure for one week: Egyptian Pounds or $68.53

Germany: The Melander family of Bargteheide Food expenditure for one week: Euros or $500.07

Italy: The Manzo family of Sicily Food expenditure for one week: Euros or $260.11

Mexico: The Casales family of Cuernavaca Food expenditure for one week: 1, Mexican Pesos or $189.09

Poland: The Sobczynscy family of Konstancin-Jeziorna Food expenditure for one week: Zlotys or $151.27

United States: The Revis family of North Carolina Food expenditure for one week $341.98

Ecuador: The Ayme family of Tingo Food expenditure for one week: $31.55

Bhutan: The Namgay family of Shingkhey Village Food expenditure for one week: ngultrum or $5.03

Chad: The Aboubakar family of Breidjing Camp Food expenditure for one week: 685 CFA Francs or $1.23

MYP-HG Follow up ?’s Choose one country to discuss the following: -Country name _______ 1-Identify country as a LDC or MDC ? 2-Justify (defend) choice w/one reason (food type,$ spent) 3-Continent located on (look up on map) 4-Staple food or main foods eaten 5-Types of food-imports/domestic (home grown/processed) ? 6-How does where you live play a role in what is and is not available for them to eat (example from activity or own life)?