Lecture 12: Intro to food security

Question 1

What is food security?

Answer 1

All have access to sufficient, safe, nutritious food

Question 2

Where is food insecurity occurring?

Answer 2

Both global North and South
In South it is malnutrition (micronutrients)

Question 3

What is the global hunger index?

Answer 3

function of proportion of people undernourished, under 5s underweight and infant mortality

Question 4

What is the perfect storm?

Answer 4

population growth
climate change
yield plateaus

Question 5

What are the aspects of food security?

Answer 5

food availability (quantity and quality)
food access (prices and events)
food use (food choice, cooking, water and sanitation)
stability (resilience)

Question 6

Green revolution increased yields due to

Answer 6

increased breeding for yields and cropping intensity for more crops

Question 7

Who is father of green revolution

Answer 7

Norman Borlaug

Question 8

What are the pressures?

Answer 8

yield plateaus
gaps between global north and south
increased wealth, consumption and demand

Question 9

What can we do?

Answer 9

biotech and science
improve sustainability and crop growth