Unit 3

Question 1

Food Security

Answer 1

Access by all people to nutritionally adequate, safe, personally acceptable foods from normal food channels

Question 2

Food insecurity

Answer 2

uncertain OR limited access to foods of sufficient quantity OR quality

Question 3

Food Poverty

Answer 3

areas where there is enough food, however for some reason people cannot obtain it, hunger occurs

war, political reasons, lack of resources

Question 4

Hunger

Answer 4

uncomfortable, painful sensation caused by insufficient food energy consumption

Question 5

Famine

Answer 5

Extreme, widespread food scarcity - starvation in area

Question 6

4 pillars of food security

Answer 6

1. Availability - access to sufficient am. of food at all times
2. Accessibility - physical access + economic means to access food at all times
3. Adequacy - access to food that provides adequate nourishment + is safe
4. Accetability - access to nutritious food
5. Agency - voice + decision-making about their food systems

Question 7

World Hunger

Answer 7

• food poverty = primary cause of hunger in developing countries + much more severe then developed countries

Question 8

Reasons of hunger

Answer 8

1. Regional quantity, quality, availability
2. Discrimination (war, gov. corruption, unemployment…)
3. Individual households access to available food (ex: transportation to get food)
4. Access to clean water + health services prevent disease + illness
5. Individual childcare practices + knowledge (child fed, other family membs. goe hungry)
6. Inadequate food intake OR nutrient intake - malnutrition, weakness, disease

Question 8

Hunger in Development

Answer 8

• lack of money
• political reasons
• countries of war
• lack of transportation
• cannot afford

Question 9

To stretch food supplies, adults often

Answer 9

• skip meals OR cut their portions
• may be forced to break social rules… beg, steal, scavenge, harvest dead animals
  Rely on food w/low nutrient density BUT high-calorie density (calorie needs are met BUT not nutritional)

Question 10

What changes must be made to banish food insecurity…

Answer 10

• sustainable agri.
• education + training
• improved fracture
• access to resource

Question 11

Food insecurity in Canada

Answer 11

18.4% of people in the 10 prov. experience food insecurity (6.9 mill)

Question 12

Most likely if

Answer 12

• income from minimum wages, part-time jobs
• have children
• homeless
• First Nation, Metis OR Inuit living in rural OR remote communities
• new immigrants
• chronic health probs.

Question 13

Food Insecurity of Manitoba

Answer 13

• 1 in 8 Manitoba households, 1 in 5 children
• 3.4% skipping meals + many are going whole days w/out eating because they cannot afford food

Question 14

Marginal

Answer 14

Always worrying about food (discounted)

Question 15

Moderate

Answer 15

Limited… low nutrient, high salt, sugar, fat, cheaper packaged foods

Question 16

Severe

Answer 16

Reducing am. of food they eat + skipping meals

Question 17

Food recovery (4 methods)

Answer 17

1. Field gleaning - collecting crops from fields that either have been harvested OR NOT profitable to harvest
2. Perishable food rescue OR salvage - collecting perishable produce from wholesalers + markets
3. Prepared food rescue - collecting prepared foods from commercial kitchens
4. Non-perishable food collection - collecting processed foods from wholesalers + markets

Question 18

Food Recovery (part 2)

Answer 18

• Food Banks
• Community kitchens
• Community gardens
• School feeding programs
• Food share program

Question 19

Food Wastage

Answer 19

Around 31% of food produced is lost OR wasted

Question 20

Solutions for food waste

Answer 20

1. Reduce (most preferred) - am. of food that’s most eaten
2. Recover - donate foods + animal feed… no longer can sell but still edible
3. Recycle - (compost) re-use products
4. Dispose (least preferred) - send to landfill

Question 21

7 pillars of food sovereignty

Answer 21

• Focuses on food for people… food is not a commodity
• Works w/nature
• Builds knowledge + skills
• Values food providers
• Localizes food systems
• Puts control locally
• Food is sacred