CHRISTIAN JOHN PAUL L.

LIJAYAN BSME-2E
Week 10
Answer the following:

1. What are the five main tenets of food security? Discuss each in 3- 4 sentences
giving a situational example each in our own national or your local setting.

o Quantity: energy

Quantity talks about the availability of food supply that meets the
necessary caloric intake for a particular population. For example, our
country is known as agricultural land, and we produce numerous amounts
of farm commodities. Our production of rice, for instance, is quantitatively
sufficient for the whole country for at most 84 days despite the crisis
brought by the pandemic (Carlos, 2020).

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o Quality: provision of all essential nutrients

In terms of Food Security, quality is all about the characteristics of the

food or products that are acceptable to the market and the consumers. For
example, in Libertad, Bacolod City, so many vendors compete to sell their
different products like vegetables and poultry. However, the quality of their
products is challenged by time and the environment. This consequently
degrades the nutritional value of the product. Thus, farmers and crop
producers nowadays in Libertad, tend to focus more on crops that can
withstand these rigors and harsh conditions while neglecting the nutritional
value of their produced crops.

o Safety: free from toxic factors and contaminants

Safety or Food Safety is the process of handling, preparing, storing, and

distributing food in the best way to prevent contamination and reduce the
risk of individuals becoming sick from foodborne illnesses. To prevent
such scenarios in the Philippines, products from other countries and from
 our country as well, are thoroughly inspected by the Food and Drug
Administration (FDA) before releasing it to the public. The FDA has a
responsibility to ensure the safety of our nation's food supply and other
products that are consumed by Filipinos. Thus, FDA is one the best
examples that observe the tenets of food security.

o Palatability: taste, texture and so on

Palatability is the subjective reference of a person or a group of people for

food- its taste, pleasantness, odor, and such. Like in the Philippines, most
Filipinos like foods that are spicy or sour. For example, our sinigang and
adobo can be either spicy or sour, or even both at the same time
depending on our preference and location in the country. Furthermore, the
amount of food a person eats can also be considered as a part of
palatability. As a Filipino, rice is the staple food that we cannot get rid of in
our every meal since it gives us more calories and makes us feel full and
satisfied every time we eat. These are just some of the classic food
palatability of Filipinos.

o Cultural Acceptability

Cultural Acceptability refers to the access to foodstuffs that are acceptable

for a designated population or in a particular ethnicity. In the country,
about 5.6% of our total population are Muslims. These groups of people
should be provided with foods that are under their cultural beliefs. Muslims
only eat permitted food (halal) and do not eat foods that are considered
forbidden (haram) such as pork, pork fat, and fat from other animals.

2. Discuss in 2-3 sentences each two major environmental concerns or problems

you are exposed to?

Global Warming

Global warming is indeed one of the most prevalent problems and most
noticeable problem that humans have created. It has greatly affected a lot of
people particularly our farmers due to its diverse effects on field crops (e.g.,
prolonged drought and extremely hot temperatures) and also to us, normal
citizens. In fact, due to this global warming, our community has recently
experienced flooding last January, which is an unusual event for us before.
 Air Pollution

As our country is developing, our need for a more advanced and convenient way
of transportation has alleviated which caused the rate of air pollution to rise
exponentially. This pollution has caused tremendous problems to us, humans,
particularly to our health (e.g., respiratory illnesses). As a student who lives in the
city, I am frequently exposed to this kind of hazard when I go Downtown, and I
am always scared of the unwanted effects of this pollution on my health since I
do get exposed to it quite frequently (e.g., long term effects such as heart
disease, lung cancer, and respiratory diseases).

What solutions so far have you contributed to the solutions of each of the two concerns

Global Warming

As a student, I joined clubs in my High School days that promote the

preservation and protection of nature. In detail, I had experienced advocating
about prevention of global warming through small forums in different Barangays
in Bacolod City. Moreover, I have engaged myself in tree-planting (e.g.,
mangrove-planting) programs in coastal areas to provide habitat for marine
wildlife, provide protection for storm surges and offer a small solution to global
warming as well. In our house, we also practice purchasing energy-efficient
appliances, decisive consumption of energy, and avoiding activities that could
produce greenhouse gases (e.g., incineration of wastes).

Air pollution

There are numerous ways on how I contribute to solving the problem of air
pollution. First, in our house, we limit the use of charcoal or any wood material
when we cook. Also, we do not practice incinerating any of our wastes (e.g.,
leaves, trash and tec.) as we know that it produces unwanted smokes that might
affect our health and our neighbors as well. Second, we do not use our car much
often instead, we exercise car-pooling not only to save money but to avoid
contributing to pollution. Lastly, as I mentioned in global warming, I do participate
in tree-planting programs to provide a natural filtration system to our nature that
will consequently lessen the harmful gases (e.g., chlorofluorocarbons) present in
our atmosphere.