food security

• food security

  • centered on the premise “that all people at all times have access (including physical, social and economic) to sufficient, safe and nutritious food necessary to lead active and healthy lives”
• malnutrition

  1. stunting - people are too short for their age
  2. wasting - people are too thin for their height
  3. obesity - people are overweight
• factors:

  • population growth
  • changing foods or diets
  • global food crisis
  • climate change
  • civil conflict or limited access to food-producing resources
  • natural hazards
  • compromising of food quality
• population growth

  • more population means less resources (malthusian theory)
• changing foods or diets

  • in china, india, and brazil (middle classes)
  • with greater spending power, these populations are adding more meat to their diets, which is driving up the cost of meat and poultry
• global food crisis

  • global food prices has been on the rise and were especially exacerbated by recession in 2008
• climate change

  • changing temperature and climate may lead to drought, heat wave, hurricanes, and floods