Food Conseecurity In South Sudan And Food Security In The United States

Food insecurity is when a person does not have access to an abundance of food, and when the little food they do have, is not nutritious (Ruane). One of the big steps in lowering the food insecurity rate, is making the public more aware of the issue. If we started showing the world more facts about this issue, more would be done to lower the problem. If we stated the fact that one of every six people suffer from food insecurity in the United States alone (Coleman), maybe it would spark people to become more active and do more to help. The one of every six people fact is just in the United States. This issue strikes at home, not just in underdeveloped countries in Africa like we think. It is startling to know that food insecurity occurs in every community across the United States

Focusing on a specific place gives us the opportunity to try and find a solution that will be feasible enough to try to end world hunger. So we decided to focus on the Central African Republic because it is the hungriest of all countries. Over the last three years the country has been caught in the worst political and humanitarian crisis of it’s history. According to Africa Hunger and Poverty Fact, as of May 2014 more than 600,000 people have been internally displaced and 1.6 million people are classified as food insecure. In 2014, sixty percent of households reported having exhausted their food stocks by December 2013, and ninety percent said they consumed just one meal a day. Africa faces serious environmental

“Hunger is not an issue of charity. It is an issue of justice” ("10 Ways to Stop World Hunger”). Every year, millions of people die all over the world due to disease, war, and old age, but hunger is commonly overlooked. Diseases like cancer are constantly being studied in order to find a cure, but for hunger, there is one cure: food. While charity is essential to fighting hunger in Africa, it only meets short-term needs. It feeds people, clothes them, and gives them shelter, but it does not solve the issue of hunger and the reasons hunger exists. Justice enables social change, strikes the core of the problem, resulting in long-lasting changes, and embraces fundamental human rights. Everyone should have the right to food, the right to not be plagued by the perpetual pursuit of filling that void in their life, the right to be free from longing, and the right to life. Although hunger in Africa continues to persist, there are three viable solutions that would help fight it, allowing hunger to be conquered.

Additionally, unlike the other countries at risk, it is not a single rebel group that is causing food security issues. South Sudan is a nation that has been in civil conflict since 2013 and both the government and rebels are to blame for creation of famine: “Government and rebel forces attack civilian targets much more frequently than they attack each other. They target means of survival of civilian populations deemed to be unsupportive” (Clooney and Prendergast). Targeting the civilian population includes doing things such as “cattle raids” which “result in complete impoverishment of entire communities and unleash cycles of revenge attacks that poison relations between neighbors and entire ethnic groups” (Clooney and Prendergast). The South Sudanese government has also stopped humanitarian aid, the “UN reports 967 denials of humanitarian aid” (“Famine menaces 20m people in Africa and Yemen”). Also, the country is suffering from hyperinflation only making matters

The food crisis in south sudan is horrible. People have learned how to survive with little food and water. They have to go to find food because they have no food around. The population is expected to be affected by extreme hunger. They have little water they may not have good water they just try to get something from keeping their mouths dry. There are types of waterborne diseases which is cholera and typhoid, from contaminated water is an increasing

Hunger in Africa is one of the biggest problems faced in this world today. Most of these deaths are faced by children under five. Even though there is a lot of food in the world, people in Africa can’t access these foods because of poverty. Because of the hunger problem, the majority of people suffer from blindness, anemia, malnutrition related problems and other diseases because they are not getting enough diet. Nicholas Bariyo (news story) researched how the food shortage has double in Africa over the last couple of years.In the Washington post an anonymous writer talks about how people in Africa suffer between those who suffer from food shortages caused by drought and pestilence and those who hold deep suspicions about the

This report will seek to analyse food production sustainability in South Sudan by considering the impact of population, weather, and trade and to investigate recommendations to improve South Sudan’s food production.

Although upon first glance water seems like a simple issue, the effects of the water shortages are great on the many aspects of the developing economy and world of South Sudan, which is evident in the national and international affairs, education, economy, social, disease control, gender equality and so much more. As discussed in previous paragraphs, the civil war and international war causes water stress, but water availability also becomes worse with the growing conflict due to increased displacement (Barton and “Shortage”). It is estimated that a total of 152, 000 displaced citizens are a result of Upper Nile conflicts only, and the number endlessly grows (“Shortage”). Ten people die a day due to the water shortages, and it is estimated

Today I will talk about food security in the Democratic Republic of Congo. DR Congo is an African country that consists of over 2,300,000 square kilometres (Central Intelligence Agency (US), 2013). The population in DR Congo is around seventy-five and a half million people with an average life expectancy of 56 years, a lot shorter than Australians (Central Intelligence Agency (US), 2013). The religion consists of Roman Catholic, Protestant and Muslims plus some other smaller religions (Central Intelligence Agency (US), 2013). The capital city is called Kinshasa, with other large cities called Lubumbashi, Mbuji-Mayi and Kananga (Central Intelligence Agency (US), 2013). The Democratic Republic of

This task will look at what food security is as well its importance to a country, how food security helps the country maintain a sufficient amount of food for the country’s population. I will briefly look at how the countries food security has changed over the years as well as how it will most likely change due to different factors like global warming and the increase in the population of the country over the years.

South Sudan is currently a state that is considered to be one of the most vulnerable countries in the world failing to provide basis responsibilities of a sovereign state due in large to the erosion of legitimate authority, ethnic conflicts and power control of the country’s wealth (International Business Times & Mahapatra, 2013).

Sudan, like many countries, has a complicated history ridden with war and turmoil. It is positioned in northeastern Africa, and neighbored by Egypt, Ethiopia, and Chad. It was once the largest state in Africa, consisting of a population of approximately of 37 million, according to the World Bank estimate, before it was split into Sudan and South Sudan in July 2011 . The southern region of Sudan was granted autonomy in terms of a Peace Agreement. Before this agreement, the country had previously been through two civil wars primarily due to conflict between the Sudanese government and southern rebels . Southern rebels were displeased with their mistreatment by the government’s hand and took a stand. These constant conflicts have negatively affected and displaced many of the citizens of Sudan.

Many Ethiopians cherish their country’s historical success and view theirs as a symbol of freedom and prosperity. However, issues in regards to food shortages have significantly weakened Ethiopia’s global influence today. Food shortage in Ethiopia has been a leading contributor to poverty, nutritional

After being independent, Republic of South Sudan came into existence amid great challenges and marked a major milestone and fresh opportunity for South Sudanese. Nevertheless, massive state-corroding corruption, political instability within the ruling party, the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM) and determined tensions with Sudan over the sharing of oil revenues, internal displacement caused by tribal conflict and fighting between government and militias and food security made South Sudan vulnerably returning back the conflict. Moreover, the areas along the border between South Sudan and Sudan were affected by conflict since the former declared independence in 2011, which are Abyei, the Blue Nile region and South Kordofan.

Faced with devastating, debilitating droughts, Somalia, Nigeria, South Sudan, and Yemen struggle to cope with famine, an obstacle that hinders all people within the nation. In Somalia, over 2.9 million people are at risk because of famine. In Yemen, 18.8 million are in need of assistance, and in South Sudan, over 40% of the population is in need of food urgently, while 100,000 are in imminent danger of death by starvation. Although all of these countries are in deep waters, famine has only been declared in South Sudan while Somalia, Yemen, and Nigeria are on the brink. An Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (ISFPC) system is used to classify food insecurity