1. How can we improve global food security?

Achieving global food security requires dramatic change in current food production systems. From
better technologies to improved farming practices to functioning, inclusive markets, there is much to be
done to sustainably increase food production while minimizing environmental impact.

At IFDC, our solutions focus on bridging the gap between these big issues. We strive to develop better
fertilizer and production technologies, transfer these improved technologies to smallholder farmers, and
connect these farmers to efficient and profitable markets. This continuum is supported by our work to
foster an enabling environment which includes conducive government policies, knowledge and data
management, and smart fertilizer subsidies, among others.

-Develop Better Technologies

Develop, identify, and test technologies and innovations to improve soil health and plant nutrition.

-Catalyze Farm Productivity

Increase farm productivity, profitability, and sustainability of target smallholder agricultural systems.

-Strengthen Markets

Strengthen input and output market systems to scale technologies and improve livelihoods,
environmental outcomes, and climate resilience.

Enable Impact

-Enable impact by improving policies, strengthening capacity, and sharing knowledge.

2.What is the impact of food security?

-Without stable and long-lasting food security, there will be a continued negative effect on human
capital and this will raise government fiscal costs, with negative consequences on government public
spending. This also will lead to stagnated economic growth in the long term.

-It helps to enhance the productivity and consecutively the production of food. It can assist in providing
opportunities for income generation. And, it generally provides improvement of nutritional advice
through home economics programmes and enhances the quality of rural life by way of community
development

-Access to quality, nutritious food is fundamental to human existence. Secure access to food can
produce wide ranging positive impacts, including:

Economic growth and job creation

Poverty reduction
Trade opportunities
Increased global security and stability
Improved health and healthcare
3.How does globalization affect food security?

The phenomenon of globalization is having a major impact on food systems around the world. Food
systems are changing, resulting in greater availability and diversity of food, although access to this food
is by no means universal. Many of these changes are closely associated with urbanization, increasing
incomes, market liberalization and foreign direct investment. Competition for a market share of food
purchases tends to intensify with entry into the system of powerful new players such as large
multinational fast food and supermarket chains. The losers tend to be the small local agents and
traditional food markets and, to some extent, merchants selling “street foods” as well as other food
items. The supermarkets bring with them significant improvements in standards of food quality and
safety at competitive prices and convenience, factors which are highly attractive to an increasingly
sophisticated consumer. Thus, these changes in food systems affect availability and access to food
through changes to the food production, procurement and distribution systems and the food trade
environment. In turn this is bringing about a gradual shift in food culture (towards a more universal
one), with consequent changes in dietary consumption patterns and nutritional status that vary with the
socio-economic strata. Indeed, the lower socio-economic population groups drift towards poor-quality,
energy dense but cheap and affordable foods.

4. What is an example of food security?

A person is considered “food secure” when they have the physical, social and economic access to
sufficient, safe and nutritious food that meets their dietary needs and food preferences for an active and
healthy life (as defined by the United Nations Committee on World Food Security).

5. What are the 5 components of food security?

Availability-sufficient food for all people at all time

Accessibility-physical and economic access to food for all at all times

Adequacy-access to food that is nutritious and safe.

Acceptability- Access to culturally acceptable food, which is produced and obtained in ways that do not
compromise people's dignity, self-respect or human rights.

Agency-the policies and processes that enable the achievement of food security.