THE GLOBAL

FOOD
PROBLEM
Prepared by: Seitnur Shynar
Specialty: International
Relations
Scientific and pedagogical
direction
CONTENT

○ The essence of the global food problem

○ Global Food Security and Covid-19
○ Malthusian Theory
○ Possible ways to tackle the world food problem
○ Conclusion
○ References

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 The essence of the
global food problem
○ The importance and relevance of this
problem is determined by leading role of
food in supporting human life, his/her
physical and mental development, and
the stable functioning of society.
○ The food problem is a complex
multidimensional phenomenon, which
combines economic, social and political
aspects.
○ South America, covers a large part of The world economy has enough agricultural resources
Africa and then continues in Asia. The and technologies
epicenter of this zone has long been to feed twice as many people as there live on the earth.
located in Sub-Saharan Africa, the
poorest region in the world.

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 Major food crises in 2019

• The population in crisis or worse (IPC/CH

Phase 3 or higher) increased from 112 to 123
million.
• Democratic Republic of the Congo and
South Sudan
• Haiti, Pakistan and Zimbabwe.
• About 183 million people in 47 countries
were classified as "stressed", at risk of
falling into crisis or worse if they encounter
an additional shock or stressor.

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2020 GLOBAL REPORT ON FOOD CRISES

Conflict/insecurity, Economic shocks,

Weather extremes
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 ВашЛоготип

Food Security and

COVID-19
COVID-19 impacts have led to severe and widespread
increases in global food insecurity, affecting vulnerable
households in almost every country

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Global Food Security and Covid-19

○ Food security is a measure of the

availability of food and individuals' ability
to access it. According the United Nations’
Committee on World Food Security, food
security is defined as the means that all
people, at all times, have physical, social,
and economic access to sufficient, safe, and
nutritious food that meets their food
preferences and dietary needs for an active
and healthy life. The availability of food
irrespective of class, gender or region is
another one.

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Malthusian Theory
The Importance of The Malthusian Theory:
○ There are some elements of the Malthusian theory which have
some weightage. Humans have a strong desire to reproduce.
This is to maintain the family lineage and legacy. So the
population is bound to grow rapidly if birth control measures are
not taken.
○ Malthus’s assumptions regarding positive checks are true to a
certain extent. History has shown that whenever there is an
increase in population for any country, thousands have died due
to natural calamities.
○ After studying these points, one can say that the theory is valid
to a certain extent. Some of the leading economists of modern
times have observed that Thomas Malthus in this theory
regarding population growth have stated the partial truth and no
one can deny that.

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Based on the principles of the Malthusian theory it can be summarised into
the following points:

" The growth of the human

"
population is much faster than
As the production rate of agro
products is slower it is
" "
Positive checks restore the
the rate of growth for the balance between the increased
surpassed by population
means of subsistence such as growth rate of population and
growth which results in the
food, clothing, and other agro- food supply.
onset of poverty
products.

" "
Control of growth of population
is important to sustain the
population.

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Possible ways to tackle the world food problem
1. Access to
better
education
6. Reduce 2. Provide
meat sustainable
consumption food

3. Keeping a
5. Reduce
check on the
reliance on
world’s
fossil fuels
population
4. Bringing
social
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CONCLUSION

○ In this globalised world, becoming a global citizen relies on a

person’s ability to empathize with the conditions of people
living all over and helping stop world hunger. This problem
cannot be merely solved by attending multiple silent auctions
or glitzy fund-raisers. Each one of us have to do our bit to
help save people. After all, like David Bowie said, we all can
be heroes, just for a day.

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References

○ CILSS. 2019. Cadre Harmonisé Manual Version 2.0. Identification and analysis of areas at risk and populations affected
by food and nutrition.
○ 2020 Global Report on Food Crises/http://www.fao.org/3/ca8786en/CA8786EN.pdf

○ State of Food Insecurity in the World Addressing food insecurity in protracted crises – Food and Agriculture
Organization of the United Nations. – Rome, Italy 2010. – 62 р. 5. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United
Nations. –[Electronic resource]. – Access mode: http://www.fao.org/
○ Malthus, T. R. (1826). An essay on the principle of population. John Murray. London, UK.

○ Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), International Fund for Agricultural Development
(IFAD), United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), World Food Programme (WFP) & World Health Organization
(WHO). 2019. The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2019. Safeguarding against economic slowdowns
and downturns. Rome, FAO. (also available at www.fao. org/3/ca5162en/ca5162en.pdf)

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