Swaziland- Food Shortage

Question 1

Where is Swaziland located

Answer 1

A landlocked country just north east from South Africa.

Question 2

What is the population

Answer 2

1.1 million

Question 3

What percentage of adults have HIV

Answer 3

26 %

Question 4

What is the life expectancy

Answer 4

48.7 years

Question 5

What percentage of the population is bellow the poverty line

Answer 5

63%

Question 6

High rates of………

Answer 6

Unemployment

Question 7

Give 3 human causes of the food shortage

Answer 7

HIV and AIDS- 26% of people aged between 15-49 are affected. 49% of woman are too.

Rising food prices- Sometimes due to droughts they have to import. Less people able to afford the food.

Poverty- 63% live bellow the poverty line and there are high rates of unemployment.

Question 8

What would be a physical cause for the food shortage

Answer 8

Erratic climate- Swaziland is prone to land crops fail when there is poor or irregular rainfall, this has left the country vulnerable to hunger.

Question 9

Which program has stepped into help Swaziland

Answer 9

The World Food Programe

Question 10

What are the 5 main projects the government is focussing on.

Answer 10

Nutrition
Food 
Security
Social protection
Access to education

Question 11

How many orphaned or vulnerable children, did the WFP donate food to

Answer 11

52,000

Question 12

Give 3 impacts from the food shortage

Answer 12

A quarter of children suffer from stunted growth as a relate from malnutrition.

This effects the child’s educational development which affects the country’s economic growth.

Food prices rise as a result

Farmers becoming less able to afford fertilisers.

Economic decline

Now import 60% of food requirements.