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Understanding Global Food Security Issues

Food security is defined as all people having access to sufficient, safe, and nutritious food at all times. The global food security index examines affordability, availability, quality and safety, and natural resources/resilience across 113 countries. Currently, climate change, natural disasters, wastage of food, Covid-19, and the Russia-Ukraine war are affecting global food insecurity and leading to issues like malnutrition, poverty, and depression. Organizations like FAO, IFAD, UNICEF, WFP, and WHO are working to promote good agricultural practices, implement adaptation methods, encourage healthy diets, and incorporate integrated crop management to improve global food security.

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Understanding Global Food Security Issues

Food security is defined as all people having access to sufficient, safe, and nutritious food at all times. The global food security index examines affordability, availability, quality and safety, and natural resources/resilience across 113 countries. Currently, climate change, natural disasters, wastage of food, Covid-19, and the Russia-Ukraine war are affecting global food insecurity and leading to issues like malnutrition, poverty, and depression. Organizations like FAO, IFAD, UNICEF, WFP, and WHO are working to promote good agricultural practices, implement adaptation methods, encourage healthy diets, and incorporate integrated crop management to improve global food security.

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KSSM Biology April 2022

(Angelina Wong, Celine Ling, Jocelyn Wong & Teo Jia Sing) [F5SP]
What is Food Security?
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.

Source:  https://www.ifpri.org/topic/food-security
How do you determine

The State of Food Security?

Source: https://sites.google.com/site/group6bihst/resources/what-is-food-security
The Global Food Security Index
Indexing the Core Issues for food security across 113 countries:

Affordability Availability Quality& Natural Resources


Safety & Resilience
Source: https://www.mafi.gov.my/en/gfsi-2021 Source: https://www.statista.com/chart/21209/best-and-worst-performing-countries-for-food-security/
The Number of Undernourished People The Number of People Hungry
Over The Years Globally
Asia Sub Sarahan Africa
Latin America and the Carribbean Near East and North Afri
Developed countries 4% 2%
6%

26%

62%

Source: https://www.fao.org/3/ca9692en/online/ca9692en.html#chapter-1_1 Source: http://thebritishgeographer.weebly.com/food-security-and-strategies-to-alleviate-food-shortage.html


Main Factors of Global Food Insecurity
Natural Disaster

Climate
Change
Wastage of
Food

Source: https://www.conserve-energy-future.com/causes-effects-solutions-food-insecurity.php
Current Issues that are Affecting Global Food Insecurity
01 Covid-19 Pandemic
02 Russia-Ukraine war

Source: https://ourworldindata.org/ukraine-russia-food
Main Effects of Global Food Insecurity

01 Malnuttrition

Poverty and
Hunger 02

03 Depression
Source: https://www.iarconsortium.org/article/articleID=594
Ways to Improve Global Food Security
Step 01
Promote Good
Agricultural Practices

Step 05 Step 02
Healthy Diets Implement
Adaptation Methods

Step 04 Step 03
Changes in world Incorporate a Whole-
food markets farm Integrated Crop
Management Approach.

Source: https://www.devex.com/news/5-ways-to-tackle-climate-change-and-advance-food-security-
83811#:~:text=Practices%2C%20such%20as%20crop%20rotation,that%20lower%20greenhouse%20gas
Ways to Improve Global Food Security

06 Source Reduction

Recycle - Reprocess Wasted and


07 Lost Food to Feed Animals

08 Circular Food Production

Recover Energy Through Biofuel


09 Production

Source: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fsufs.2020.00016/full
Organizations Fighting the Global Hunger Increase

• Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)

• International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)

• United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)

• World Food Programme (WFP)

• World Health Organization (WHO)


Source: https://foodtank.com/news/2017/09/17-organizations-
fighting-hunger/#:~:text=Food%20and%20Agriculture
%20Organization%20(FAO,hunger%2C%20malnutrition%2C%20and
%20health.

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