Question

Give two examples from history to show the impact of Science and Technology on food availability

Answer 1

Answer:

Two examples from history to show the impact of technology on food availability were: Faster railways, lighter wagons and larger ships helped transport food more cheaply and quickly from production units to even faraway markets.

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Answer 2

(i) Availability of cheap food in different markets: Improvements in transport; faster railways, lighter wagons and larger ships helped move food more cheaply and quickly from the far-away farms to the final markets.

(ii) Impact on meat: Till the 1870s, meat from America was shipped to Europe in the form of live animals which were then slaughtered in Europe. But live animals took up a lot of ship space. But the invention of refrigerated ships made it possible to transport meat from one region to another. Now animals were slaughtered in America, Australia or New Zealand, and then transported to Europe as frozen meat. The invention of the refrigerated ship had the following advantages :

• This reduced shipping costs and lowered meat prices in Europe.
• The poor in Europe could now consume a more varied diet.
• To the earlier, monotony of bread and potatoes many, not all, could add meat, butter and eggs.
• Better living conditions promoted social peace within the country, and support for imperialism abroad.