7. World Food Issues Flashcards
Define: Food Insecurity
Hunger, malnutrition
Define: Food Supply
Do we produce enough? Will we be able to produce enough?
What is food demand dependent on?
Population growth
Economic growth
How can we increase food supply?
Land use issues
Water use issues
What factor is hunger mainly due to?
Poverty
The link between poverty and small scare farming is very strong or very weak?
Very strong
How do poor people with land access survive?
By farming
What is the trend of global urbanization throughout time?
What are they dynamics of food demand growth?
With $2 per day per capita income, most people have sufficient purchasing power to escape hunger, but not to be able to consume a nutritionally balanced diet
What happens to diet when income rises from $2-$10 per day?
People eat more meat, dairy products, fruits, vegetable, edible oils, causing rapid growth in raw ag commodity demand
What happens to diet when income rises above $10 per day?
People buy more processing, services, packaging, variety, and luxury forms, but not more raw ag commodities
What is the trend of undernourished people over time?
Does the world produce enough food to feed everyone?
Yes
Enough to provide everyone in the world with at least 2720 kcals per person per day
What factors influence world food demand?
Population growth
Economic growth
Increased prosperity (increased food variety demand, increased meat, poultry, fruit, veggies, dairy)
Food supply increases with market demand
What is the trend of population growth in the world?
What is the projected food demand for the next 50 years?
World food demand could double by 2050
50% increase from world population growth
50% increase from broad-based economic growth in low income countries
What is the trend of world per capita meat consumption?
What is the trend of world per capita dairy product consumption?
What is the trend of global beef and dairy cattle numbers?
What is the trend of egg production numbers?
What are 3 ways to increase global food?
Increase land area used
Increased yield per acre
Decrease preharvest and postharvest loss
How could the area of land in farm production be doubled?
Only by massive destruction of forests and loss of wildlife habitat, biodiversity, and carbon sequestration capacity
What is the environmentally sustainable alternative to land destruction for farm production?
Increase productivity on fertile, non-erodible soils already in crop production
How much water is used by farmers in the world?
70%
What are some causes of hunger?
Food scarcity and overpopulation
Nature
Agribusiness (Food vs Feed)
Inadequate distribution of resources (Sociopolitical injustice)
