MAN ALEXANDER, ALEXANDRU E.A.I.E. 1.

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MOLDOVAN, TĂTAR ADRIAN-ANTONIO EUROPEAN ECONOMICS

Food Insecurity

Effective methods for sustainable causes

 Table of Contents

• Food Insecurity: Concept and Implications

• Top 5 Causes
• Taxonomy of Issues
• Ranking of Causes
• Flowchart
 WHAT IS FOOD
1 . C ONC E PT

INSECURITY?
Food insecurity is defined as a household-level economic
and social condition of limited or uncertain access to
adequate food.

Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service. (n.d.).

Definitions of food security. Retrieved March 10, 2022
McCarthy, N., & Richter, F. (2021, March 2). Infographic: The Global State of Food Security. Statista Daily Data.
 2.1 Conflict and Political Instability

2. Causes 2.2 Climate Change

Note: Despite the considerable 2.3

Poverty
number of causes responsible for
the phenomenon of Food
Insecurity, the data we have 2.4
collected indicate these 5 to be Infrastructure
the most relevant.

2.5
Environmental Degradation

(Source: Tackling the Global Food Crisis: Impact, Policy Response, and the Role of the IMF NOTE/2022/004)
3. Taxonomy
Based on their common characteristics we decided to group the 5
most common Causes into 3 groups.

Socio-economic o n m e n t a l
causes: Political & Conf En v i r
l i ct - a b l e s :
related factors va r i a d a t i o n
l D e g r
1. Poverty 1 . So i h a n g e
m a t e C
2. Infrastructure 2. C l i
RANKING
CONFLICT AND POLITICAL INSTABILITY
01 (HIGH IMPORTANCE AND URGENCY)

CLIMATE CHANGE (HIGH

02 IMPORTANCE AND URGENCY)

POVERTY AND ECONOMIC INEQUALITY

03 (HIGH IMPORTANCE, MEDIUM
URGENCY)
IMPROPER INFRASTRUCTURE (MEDIUM
04 IMPORTANCE, MEDIUM URGENCY)

LAND DEGRADATION AND SOIL FERTILITY LOSS

05 (MEDIUM IMPORTANCE, MEDIUM URGENCY)
 POLITICAL
FLOW CHART

1 - The Brief 2 - Relief 3 - Planning 4 - Bolster 5 - Expand

Assess the situation and Implement Short-Term Implement Conflict Strengthen Governmental & Monitor and Evaluate Future
identify the root cause. Humanitarian Aid Resolutions and promote Aid Agencies Progress
Peace Talks.
SOURCES (2.1):
• U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service. (n.d.). Definitions of food
security. Retrieved March 10, 2022
• Source: Tackling the Global Food Crisis: Impact, Policy Response, and the Role of the IMF
NOTE/2022/004)
• Climate Change and Food Security: Risks and Responses, Food and Agriculture
Organization of the United Nations (FAO) (2015): https://www.fao.org/3/i5188e/I5188E.pdf
• Chapter 5: Food Security, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) (2019):
https://www.ipcc.ch/srccl/chapter/chapter-5/
SOURCES (2/2):
• McCarthy, N., & Richter, F. (2021, March 2). Infographic: The Global State of Food Security.
Statista Daily Data. https://www.statista.com/chart/21209/best-and-worst-performing-
countries-for-food-security/
• https://www.statista.com/chart/21209/best-and-worst-performing-countries-for-food-security/
• Chronic Food Insecurity in Sub-Saharan Africa, International Monetary Fund (IMF) (2022):
https://www.elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/087/2022/016/article-A001-en.xml