Food Security (9) Flashcards
Dr. Vroegindewey
What is food security?
means having a reliable source of food and sufficient resources to purchase it
What are the four conditions that must be fulfilled to ensure food security?
- availability
- access
- stability
- utilization
What is the relationship between food prices and COVID?
COVID outbreak drove up the cost of food in China
pork went up 116%
Food prices are expected to rise __% in 2025
2%
What happened with the Irish Potato Famine?
one million died of starvation - one million immigrated
population cut in half
What is the most common cause of TRANSITORY food insecurity?
conflict
What are the four dimensions of food security?
availability - production, distribution, exchange
access - income, food aid
stability - supplies, access, steady supply
utilization - nutrient content, food safety, human health, culturally acceptable
What is food security - availability?
food availability relates to the supply of food through production, distribution, and exchange
What is food security - access?
people will only be food secure if they have the ability to access
most undernourished people suffer from lack of access
The majority of undernourished people suffer from ____, not from lack of food availability
lack of access
What is food security - stability?
refers to the ability to obtain food over time
can be transitory, seasonal, or chronic
What is food security - utilization?
metabolism of food by individuals - is it safe, digestible, nutrient value, and culturally acceptable?
Humanitarian Daily Ration
What are drivers of food insecurity?
- conflict
- weather
- poverty
What factors contribute to food insecurity?
- population growth and urbanization
- political instability, conflict
- poverty
- climate changes rather, water and arable land availability
What are animal protein trends?
strong positive relationship between the level of income and the consumption of animal protein
For the majority of people in the world, particularly in developing countries, _____ remains a desired food for nutritional value and taste
livestock products
Global food production must increase ____ by 2050 to meet our needs
70%
The livestock sector accounts for ____% of agricultural gross domestic product (GDP)
40%
What is the impact of livestock?
employs 1.3 billion people and creates livelihoods for 1 billion of the world’s poor
provides 1/3rd of humanity’s protein intake
Again, the committee on world food security identified ____ as the common cause of transitory food insecurity, followed by weather-related problems
conflict
What is the relationship between poverty and zoonosis?
poverty, food insecurity, and zoonotic disease go together - there is a relationship between poverty and zoonosis
many of the poorest have little access to portable water and live in close settings with livestock
What is the relationship between food security under climate change?
climate change will affect all four dimensions of food security - food availability, access to food, stability of food supplies, food utilization
How do livestock contribute to the food industry?
What is a causative factor in 49% of the approximately 10.4 million annual deaths of children under 5 years of age?
protein-energy malnutrition
What are the effects of chronically malnourished children?
nearly 20% less literate than those who have a nutritious diet
How food insecure is Claiborne county?
14.4%
What are the 2 primary causes for food insecurity in Tennessee?
- lower incomes/poverty
- lack of easy access, food deserts
