Ch 5.1 What is famine? Where do most families occur?

Question 1

Given that the world produced enough food to feed all people. But why is the food supply not enough to meet some countries’ food demand? Who are they?

Answer 1

1. 10 African countries ( Chad, Central African Republic, Congo Democratic Republic, Somalia, Uganda, Zambia, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe and Madagascar)
2. 3 Asian countries ( Afghanistan, Tajikistan, and North Korea)
3. 1 Middle East country (Yemen)
4. One Caribbean country ( Haiti )
   They do not have enough food supply for their people as the food is unevenly distributed.

Question 2

Elaborate on MDCs and LDCs food supply.

Answer 2

MDCs: Have a food surplus -> Waste of food.
LDCs: -> Have a food deficit -> Malnutrition, underweight and hunger.

Question 3

Describe the relationship between the level of economic development of a country and its risk of food insecurity.

Answer 3

Negatively related. Countries with a higher level of economic development have a lower risk of food security.