Kenya, poor food security (not on it)

Question 1

background info

Answer 1

pop. = 44 mill
growing economy based on tourism, telecommunications, construction + agriculture
half pop. live below poverty line, 10 mill suffer from chronic food insecurity
2 mill people rely on food assistance
31% undernourished

Question 2

Kenya’s project in Nairobi

Answer 2

sack gardening
- a series of sacks are filled with manure, soil + small stones to enable water to drain
they are used to cultivate crops eg spinach, kale, onions

Question 3

adv’s of the project

Answer 3

• young people often employed + receive small wage, guaranteed healthy meal
• increased access to food for the urban poor
• proportion of the money selling the crops goes into credit society to help children set up their own business

Question 4

disadv’s of the project

Answer 4

• challenges in find contamination free sites
• Kiberia still has high dependency on food aid; WFP provide more than 1 mill school children with their only meal of the day
• Kenya remains 4th largest recipient of food aid

Question 5

why are Nepal so food insecure?

Answer 5

issues with access + distribution, tribal divisions + displacement of farm workers to find jobs in urban areas