Food Security II

Question 1

Has there been a global decrease in malnourished people?

Answer 1

Yes, decreased by 167 million people

Question 2

What is a famine?

Answer 2

Are usually caused by low food production for successive years, related to poor weather or war

Question 3

What happens during famines?

Answer 3

prices rise,
unemployment increases assets are sold,
-all of which slowly impoverish people and could have the potential to cause widespread mortality

Question 4

What are the major challenges to global food security?

Answer 4

Environmental disasters
Conflict and disturbances
Environmental degredation
Food waste

Question 5

How do environmental disasters affect global food security?

Answer 5

Large-scale environmental disturbances and conflict problems can reduce food production in agricultural fields by:

• causing crop loss
• reduce access by interrupting food distribution

Question 6

How do conflict disturbances affect global food security?

Answer 6

Armed hostilities prevent farming activities

Young men are recruited into conflict away from farm work

Families are forced to flee their farmland in search of safety

Question 7

How does environmental degradation affect global food security?

Answer 7

Reduces the health of ecosystems, so the capacity for food production is reduced

• Deforestation
• Soil nutrient depletion
• Loss of biodiversity
• Soil erosion

Question 8

How does food waste affect global food security?

Answer 8

Availability: Food waste reduces global and local availability of food.

Access: Producers who lose income to food waste during harvest have less income to access food.

Nutritious: Nutritious food is grown but when it is wasted it is not eaten.

Stability: Food waste unnecessarily threatens future food stability because resources are frequently depleted for no reason.

Question 9

Why is there emergency food assistance?

Answer 9

is required at times of crisis to help improve global food security
-supplies the nutritional needs of a large population in regions that cannot meet their own food requirements

Question 10

How long can grain be stored?

Answer 10

1 year in certain countries

Bangladesh creating a silo to be able to store grain fro 3 years
-regions can become more self-reliant by maintaining and building their own supply of grain

Question 11

What 3 international development themes has the government developed to improve global food security?

Answer 11

1. Sustainable agriculture development
   - help countries become self-reliant in agriculture
2. Food assistance and nutrition
   - anada funds emergency food assistance and international development projects that target nutritional improvements
3. Research and development: the Canadian international food security fund supports research

Question 12

What does the The Canadian International Food Security Research Fund do?

Answer 12

Systems that reduce dependence on high energy-use agriculture.

Technologies focused on gender that increase productivity, improve nutrition, and reduce harvest losses.

Increased nutritional value of crops to improve deficient diets and reduce malnutrition.

Rehabilitation of degraded drylands using Canadian research experience.

Question 13

What does local food security focus on?

Answer 13

Food production and consumption at community and household levels

Question 14

What are the pros of local food production?

Answer 14

• makes food available in the community in which it was produced
• food is useful if there is a disruption in the global food supply
• the citizens are safeguarded during disruptions of global, long-distance transport
• the food system is resilient when it relies on multiple suppliers and on multiple crops

Question 15

What is the underlying reasons for food riots?

Answer 15

a feeling of injustice is an important part of the cause.
-It is unjust when food prices rise and the poor suffer while business people continue to make profits

important to prevent injustice because feelings of exploitation can cause more distress than fluctuating food price

Question 16

Why might people turn to food assistance programs?

Answer 16

Raising children
Attaining education or training
Lack of affordable housing
Searching for employment
Reaching retirement
Having an accident
Living with a physical or mental disability

Question 17

What are local food programs that target the immediate threat of hunger?

Answer 17

Food banks and pantries

Community food centres and kitchens

Emergency shelters

Seniors centres

Question 18

What is the purpose of food banks?

Answer 18

non-profit organizations that offer free hunger-relief programs

Their primary responsibility is to collect, store and distribute donated food to people who are hungry

Question 19

What are the 3 downfalls of food banks?

Answer 19

1. Stigma
2. Not enough food for all clients
3. Nutritional quality varies

Question 20

What are food assistance programs now adding to their programs?

Answer 20

assistance addresses the problem of hunger but they also improve the quality of life by building life skills and confidence

Question 21

What is the bridge to business

Answer 21

A community food centre in Toronto, known as ‘The Stop’ teaches useful skills that help people overcome poverty and hunger

Question 22

What is the lakeside hope house?

Answer 22

Hope House provides assistance to the Guelph community by giving immediate relief for food and clothing, on-going education and important life skills

Question 23

What do student nutrition programs do in schools?

Answer 23

Encourage nourishment

Educate about healthy eating

Improve educational performance

Question 24

What kinds of improvements can we see from student nutrition programs?

Answer 24

Less tardiness
Fewer behavioural problems
Fewer suspensions
Higher grades
Food production and Kitchen skills
Where and how food grows
Food system