The Global Food Crisis Of 2007-2008

The global population is expected to reach 9 billion people by the year 2050 and scientific projections indicate that world is on a trajectory towards an environmental and global food crisis. World Leaders, environmental enthusiasts and aid agencies have cause for alarm as they support urgent policies for change, for without them mankind will face unprecedented food insecurity. In 2015 estimates were that there were “some 795 million people” [World Food Programme, 2015], experiencing food insecurity and 3.1 million children under 5 died through malnutrition, while Australians continue to waste an estimated 361 Kg’s of food per person per yr [PMSEIC, 2010, p.44] All the while the earth groans under the weight of Greenhouse Gas Emissions [GHG], deforestation, soil degradation and

More than 1 billion people in the world right now are suffering from hunger. Food security is “the access by all people at all times to the food needed for a healthy life,” as defined by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization. There are four points to food security, which are “availability, access, utilization, and stability.” When one or even all these points are missing, it is described as food insecurity. The rise of food prices in 2008 shocked and affected millions of people, many of whom were very poor. Because of the rise of food prices, there were protests and hunger was put at the top of the list, although it did not stay there. Science has to understand how to deal with hunger as the problem grows. Using scientific research and changing policies can have a huge impact on the issue of hunger. Population is

In this critical response to the article America’s Food Crisis and How to Fix it by Bryan Walsh. I am going to talk about how animals are being harmed and are given antibiotics to keep them from becoming sick, where the farmers put all the waste from the animals, and how people could fix it.

Food security is a basic human right, which is essential for life. It exists when all people, at all times, have physical and economic access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food to meet their dietary needs and food preferences for a healthy and active lifestyle [Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO), 1996]. Food insecurity at household level can be referred to not having sufficient food; experiencing hunger as a result of running out of food and being unable to afford more; eating a poor-quality diet as a result of limited food options; anxiety about acquiring food; or having to rely on food relief (Rychetnik et al, 2003). At community level, food security also depends on the availability and affordability of a variety of food items sold through retail and other food resources [United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), 2015a]. The geographical areas where accessibility to affordable and healthy food (especially fresh fruits and

The term food security has become more mainstream in recent years. Food security refers to all people at all times having physical and economic access to adequate amounts of nutritious and culturally appropriate food for an active and healthy life.6 The food should be produced in a sustainable environment and people should be able to make informed decisions about their food choices. Food security also means that people who produce the food are able to earn a decent living wage. At the core of food security is access to healthy food and optimal nutrition for all. Food access is closely related to food supply which is dependent on a healthy and sustainable food system. People who have access to adequate food but are limited by a lack of money or other resources are considered food insecure. The forces challenging food security include demographic change, high and volatile food prices, land and water constraints, and climate

all per the world people are struggling to bring food to their tables. everyday less and less people can afford to grow or purchase valuable crops and resources to keep themselves and their families alive. In America one in seven families, approximately 17.5 million families nationwide were food insecure. not only are local families suffering from lack of income to purchase food, but farmers are also having a hard time producing the livestock and produce necessary for people to purchase. almost every large production field in agriculture faced some type of decrease in production last year. on top of the annual losses, human food consumption has increased, especially in America. The average American consumed over sixty-four pounds of beef,

Food security is to have availability to food, whether it be for basic nutritional needs, special dietary needs, for example, lactose-free, or personal preferences. For a household to be considered food secure, the tenants must not be living in hunger.  In recent years land degradation, climate change, global water crisis, and greedy land deals, are the main causes of food insecurity.  From a global report in 2006, there are more overweight people (over one billion) than undernourished people (an estimated 800 million).  There are up to 2 billion people in the world, that have a shortage of food security due to several levels of poverty.  The population increases and people desire new and different foods, even though there is already enough, however, this cannot happen because the requirements needed to do this are not available. This leads to challenges in the world, such as accommodating the growing population with food at all times.

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)

The Global Food Security Act was passed by Congress in 2016 during President Obama’s office. The main issue of this act was the outstanding levels of hunger and malnutrition, not only in the United States but in several nations around the globe. Being that this issue also affects other aspects of society like high the levels of job demand, malnutrition, and low social performance. This bill consists of actions taken with the support of other nations to develop and implement food security strategies to promote wellness, nutrition, and suppleness not only in this country but in others as well.

The way we cultivate food has evolved over the course of history. Corn used to be small blades of grass. Tomatoes were much smaller, less sweet, and came in a variety of colors. Certain fruits and vegetables, such as grapefruits, did not exist in nature. Human interaction has been able to cross breed plants to evolve and meet the needs of the world. Our ancestors discovered how to modify two different plants by cutting them in half and splicing them together. This process, called plant cutting, gave the world a bounty of new crops including cauliflower, broccoli, and kale. As the world entered the 20th century new forms of food modification began to take place. The most well-known and commonly used form was genetic modification, which used modern science to change the DNA make up of plants. Crops were bred to require less water, require fewer insecticides, and to produce more crops. However, recent studies claim that GMO crops decrease the world’s food supply, are harmful to humans, and are harmful to the environment.

Food is the foundation of human live and people cannot survive without it. Food security is a vital issue facing the governments around the world. However, food shortage is becoming increasingly severe in this day and age. There are several reasons which led to the universal food shortage and they are interconnected to each other. Increasing world population, extreme weather and the wide spread use of biofuels are the main causes of worldwide shortage of food. These factors lead to food price rises rapidly.

In the article “How to feed nine billion” that’s written by Evan Fraser & Andrew Rimas, who each bring their own view towards as they raise the issue of global food crisis. The global food crisis is an ongoing stigma in today’s world, one that has afflicted the lives of millions across the globe. The article speaks about the global food market, of how fragile it is, by using various real life examples supported by statistics. It does so, however, from almost an purely economic standpoint. It highlights the highs and lows of the market, but also how quick is to change and how it has effected nations such as Africa and Russia, but never undermining the true magnitude of it’s presence in today’s world, labeling it a matter of “Disaster or survival” (Fraser E., & Rimas A., 2012). Solutions offered relate to the problems trifling our economies, and explaining how economic management can help solve this crisis as well as technological innovation. Thus this article attempts to educate the reader of the current state of the global food market but as well as the severe effects it can have if not cared for properly. The critical reflection will weight the strengths and weakness of the article.

Progress in achieving dietary adequacy for the world’s population is challenging (FAO, IFAD and WFP, 2013; FAO, 2013; Termont et al., 2010). First, feeding the world’s increasing population is

The world has been confronted with serious difficulties in curbing down the rate of undernourishment especially in sub-Sahara Africa (Vinceti et al., 2013, Arnold et al., 2011, Goenster et al., 2011). In developing countries, the livelihood and food security of smallholder land users are often at risk from unpredictable harvests, land degradation and climate change (Paumgarten and Shackleton, 2011, Mertens et al., 2000, Ndoye and Kaimowitz, 2000, Sunderlin et al., 2000). Of about one billion hungry people, 98% live in developing countries. Seventy percent of chronically hungry people are smallholder farmers, 43% of total farmers worldwide are women and 38% of youths in Africa are working in agriculture (Conway and Wilson, 2012, FAO, 2011). For instance, in forest areas of Cameroon, stunting and chronic malnutrition was experienced by 30.3% of children between 24-47 months in the South region and 27.8% in the Centre region (Socpa et al., 2008). Since the varieties of fruits are quite many (Matig et al., 2006, van-Wyk, 2005) and vary from one season and climatic region to another, fruits and wild foods can constitute important sources of food (Vinceti et al., 2013, Termote et al., 2012, Ingram and Shure 2010, Nesbit et al., 2010, Shackleton and Shackleton, 2004) during food scarcity. Thus, fruits can serve as safety nets (Paumgarten and Shackleton, 2011) in the

“In our country, whenever we are, we should bear in mind that solving the food problem is the foundation(Vice Premier Deng Xiaoping)”. China is the most populous country in the world. According to the publication of preliminary data from the sixth China’s census in 2016, China’s population has up to 1.35 billion. And it is still growing with the 0.57% of the average annual growth rate. Besides this, land to plant is becoming fewer and fewer. More land is utilized for housing and other uses. Because of the massive population, cultivated land problem and other reasons, food supplies is always a big problem that we can’t