5.B short and long term approaches to improving fs

Question 1

short term relief approaches

Answer 1

• WFP supply food aid to most desperate groups
  eg - Syria refugees and political conflict, Nepal earthquake 2015, Russian Ukraine war 2022
• emergency food aid via canned food, dry (rice and pasta)
• aim to keep one alive

Question 2

issues with short term relief

Answer 2

not long term

Question 3

WFP

Answer 3

• 20,000 staff
• 80 countries involved
• 21B dollars budget

Question 4

long term approaches

Answer 4

• capacity building: ability of communities countries and global institutions to build a resilient food system
• economic development
• fair trade
• improve distribution
• increase food safety
• research
• innovation
• transport and infrastructure investment
• education
• mitigation of financial issues, fluctuating food prices and natural disasters