Keny Food Secure Or Insecure?

Located in Eastern Africa, Kenya lies across the equator in central Africa. Kenya is surrounded by Somalia to the east, Ethiopia to the north, Tanzania to the south, Uganda to the west, and Sudan to the northwest. Kenya has a young population of 45,925,301 people with 5.3 percent of the adult population living with HIV/AIDS in 2014. English and Kiswahili

Food is a necessary part of ever individual’s daily life. Without food, the body cannot function properly, resulting in poor health, exhaustion, and even death by starvation. Therefore, food insecurity continues to be an international global epidemic. The journal article by Harrigan suggests that the citizens of the Sub-Saharan African country of Malawia are in further poverty due to their lack of food and agricultural resources. The newspaper article from the Guardian tells the real life story of African citizens struggling to farm and find food due to the crop shortages that have spanned Africa for the past two years. This is a current global issue, and the journal and news article prove that there is much to be done in order to help restore

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

The last but not the least, high food prices make the situation even worse. According to FAO ' s data, the population of undernourishment increased by 75 million, which is higher than it in 2003 to 2005. The scientists analyzed it is caused by the rising food price (FAO, 2008). Additionally, in some countries in African, South American and Asia where average income is very low, to achieve the food security is almost impossible. For instance, Afghanistan is one of the most food-insecure countries. In Afghanistan, with 80% of the population living in rural place, the agricultural industry is most significant to this country. However, the households in Afghanistan still need to spend over 60 percent of their budgets on food. In 2008, it can be easily found in the chart, the wheat flour price experienced a sharp increase from 15 per kg to 45 per kg, which greatly increased the burden of the inhabitants (D’Souza, 2011). When the flour price rises, the local people will certainly spend more percentage of their incomes on wheat flour rather than some high-quality vegetables and meat. Unreasonable diet structure can directly contribute to lacking nutrition and influence their healthy. As a result, a vicious circle is created and makes the

Today all over the world,there are people who haven’t eaten in days,weeks,and maybe even months.Many food organizations are working to fix it,but the countless number of Africans who live homeless.”In 2012, 501 million people, or 47% of the population of sub-Saharan Africa, lived on $1.90 a day or less, a principal factor in causing widespread hunger.” World hunger has been a problem for a long time now. I feel it can be stopped by donations farming and many more food related things.

According to Kutzner, author of world hunger, there is enough food to feed everyone in the world. With much of the world 's agriculture being produced out of developing countries, (Kutzner), the root causes of starvation is within the economic and political factors keeping countries in poverty. Although natural catastrophes and environmental problems for food production have contributed to the food security issue in third world countries such as Ethiopia and Malawi, the Famine crisis in these countries is man-made, and is ultimately the result of issues including government policies on food markets and exports. In analyzing the root causes of food insecurity in the two developing countries Ethiopia and Malawi, I will be focusing on man-made famine from a socioeconomic theoretical lens, focusing on factors such as population, employment, and poverty. I have come to the hypothesis that famine in these two countries is made-made due to the policies that keep these countries from modernizing. I predict that due to the current economic conditions, the issue will not be resolved any time soon.

Hunger and food insecurity are big problems in America and all around the world. To understand food insecurity, one must know how it is defined. Food insecurity is defined by the United States Department of Agriculture as “a lack of consistent access to enough food for an active, healthy life.”(What 1) Hunger is not a new problem in America, and though the problem is still prevalent, the food insecurity rate among most Americans has decreased in recent years because of economic boosts (WorldHunger.org). Even though the economic boost has helped alleviate the overall problem, the increased expectations for how people spend their money and live their lives as consumers can also contribute to food insecurity. Some of the reasons that an individual or family would be food insecure are car repairs, medical bills, loss of income or other emergencies.(Valentine 1)

Africa, the world’s poorest continent, has the highest population growth rate. The growing numbers often make it very hard to give everyone the food and supplies that they need. More than 70% of poor people in Africa live in rural areas, depending on agriculture to get food

Food insecurity is an ongoing issue all over the world; as of 2012 1 billion people are suffering from starvation and malnutrition. (Sasson, 2012, pg.1, paragraph 1) Why has food insecurity become such a problem not just locally, but globally? Olivier de Schutter, special rapporteur of the United Nations on the right to food says, “If most poor countries are still very vulnerable it is because their food security depends too much on food imports whose process are increasingly high an volatile.” (Sasson, 2012, pg. 3, Hunger: A Global Shame, paragraph 4)

Food production in Africa has to be improved dramatically. There is a food deficit as agricultural development has not reached its full potential yet. African farmers today use almost no fertilizer and only 4 percent of their cropland has been irrigated (Paarlberg, 2010). African governments should take on the role of investing into the development of agriculture in the region. It is surprising that while 60 percent of the population depends on the farming sector, the government only invests 5 percent of its budget on agriculture (Paarlberg,

Kenya is a dry country with a humid climate. 17 percent of the land can be used for agriculture profitability, that supports 75 percent of the population. Since the economy relies so heavily on agriculture, when a drought happens it affects Kenya as a whole.

When thinking of Kenya, people automatically depicts the country as having a little-to-no economic structure as well as zero interaction with other countries. The main idea that people connotate to the word Kenya is living in poverty with no reforms and no involvement with the construction of products or the transportation of raw material. But in order to have a deeper understanding of Kenya’s economic structure as well as the interaction with other countries, one first needs to understand where Kenya is located. It is better to have an idea of where it is located, so it will be easier to understand where it is in relation to other more rich countries and more developed countries. Not only is it important to understand its relative location, actual location, and the economic structure over the years, it is also essential to learn what and how Kenya contributes to world’s market.

Africa is an immense country, with one of the most diverse cultures. Kenya is a part of that diversity. Being there are hundreds of tribes and languages in Kenya, one would say they each have their own culture. Kenya gained its own independence, and celebrates with festivals and traditions. Kenyan culture is vast: their language, foods, crafts, and religion is increasing throughout the country. With Kenya being very underdeveloped, its education system is outstanding.

It is important to also talk about how we could implement these types of policies in Kenya rather than just saying looks what has worked well in other countries. Kenya’s current population is over 46,000,000 people, which is much less than Brazil’s 200,000,000 population.

In reality, there’s a general deficiency in analyzing the extent and causes of food insecurity and vulnerability amongst those affected by poverty and specific population groups. This deficiency causes a lack for a targeted policy and program development. Often times, only certain aspects of the problem are addressed, leaving other aspects unnoticed, overlooked or neglected. The problems associated with poverty correspond with one another and can lead to other economical struggles which causes an exclusion within our society such as economic inequality. Fair distribution in resources can result in the reduction of poverty. We all pay a price for poverty regardless of how we may feel. The increased cost of systems such as health, justice and education can in fact impact our economy. Distributing resources will result in higher productivity leading to economic growth. Though we have a lack of consistency when implementing polices, strategies and interventions aimed at alleviating food insecurity, vulnerability and poverty.