Food resources impact of inadequate food consumption Flashcards
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malnutrition
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- —> lack of nutrients
- —> unable to maintain healthy tissues and organs
- —> causes death or health problems
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malnutrition examples
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- —> Democratic Republic of the Congo
- —> 75% ppl suffer from malnutrition
- —> according to food and agriculture organisation (FAO)
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starvation
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- —> it is the state of extreme hunger from a severe lack of food
- —> body becomes skeletally thin
- —> organs permanently damaged
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starvation examples
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- —> Mali
- —> 2012
- —> 5 million threatened with starvation due to poor harvest and civil rebellion
- —> FAO estimates that 98% ppl facing starvation can be found in LDCs
5
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economic problems
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- —> lower productivity
- —> higher public expenditures
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health problems
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- —> malnutrition
- —> starvation
7
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lower productivity
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- —> workers have imbalanced amounts of nutrients
- —> fall sick more often
- —> lower productivity
- —> lower income
8
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lower productivity examples
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- —> report by international food policy research institute (IFPRI)
- —> countries like India
- —> low levels of nutrition intake was associated with low levels of productivity
- —> poor health caused by malnutrition
- —> farmers are less innovative, less experimental
9
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higher public health expenditures
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slows down country’s economic growth and development
more money spent on healthcare, less money spent on other areas like transport and housing
10
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political impact: social unrest
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- —> inadequate food causes wars/social unrest
- —> ppl protest/behave violently to communicate their unhappiness abt a political situation
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social unrest eg
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- —> 2010
- —> Mozambique
- —> food prices increased by 30%
- —> caused by drought in Russia
- —> increase the price of wheat sold in Mozambique
- —> violent protests
- —> many injured
12
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scavenging
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- —> searching through things ppl throw away
- —> causes health risks
- —> high levels of bacteria and chemicals
13
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scavenging eg
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- —> manila, Philippines
- —> landfill known as ‘smokey mountain’
- —> many set up their makeshift homes near the dumps to have easy and quick assess to waste
- —> make their living by picking through the landfill rubbish
