How does food procurement differ from food production in Hunting and gathering societies?

Answer 1

Contemporary hunting and gathering societies live as if the stone age people lived during the paleolithic period mainly by foraging, fishing and hunting. Thus the food procurement by these simple societies is through subsistence technologies. The food procured thus was used for self consumption and for barter and exchange with in their kin living close by with in a territory. The number of people involved is always less. There is no surplus since the food is not stored for more than a day or two. In the concept 'food production', it is used for large production of food through machine or factory resulting surplus. The surplus comes to the market and thus sold for a very high or low price depending upon the theory of demand and supply. The quality of food cannot be assured in the large food production process unlike among the food procured by the hunter-gatherers.

Answer 2

Food procurement in hunting and gathering societies involves collecting food from the environment through activities like foraging and hunting, while food production involves intentionally cultivating and raising crops and animals for consumption. In hunting and gathering societies, food procurement is typically more immediate and based on seasonal availability, while food production allows for greater control over food supply and storage.