food security Flashcards
what is food security defined as
having access to a sufficient quantity of affordable, nutritious food supply
what are the 3 strategies to ensure food security
1) produce more food
2) reducing post - production losses
3) reducing growth in demand
example of redistribution of food and a weakness of it
USA sending wheat to sub-saharan Africa
not a long term solution
one example by the UN of reducing demand for food
encouraging lower fertility rate - compulsary education for girls through SDG
how much of food produced for human consumption goes uneaten
25%
how much has the Global Agriculture & Food Security Program (GAFSP) allocated to improve food security
over $1 billion
three methods by the GAFSP to improve food security
increasing livestock productivity
improving crop building
double cropping
how often to children die from hunger
every 5 seconds a child dies from hunger
