Causes of food insecurity year10 biomes

Causes of food insecurity year10 biomes

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  Year 10 Geography
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   What is‘Food Security’?  Explain the indicators of food security?  Who has food security? What countries?  What is ‘Food Insecurity’?  Who is at risk of food insecurity? What countries?  Explain the relationship between the level of a countries development and the level of food security.
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   African andthird world (developing) countries have the highest growth rate in the world.  This puts them at risk of food insecurity  E.g. Niger’s population Means increased from more 2.5 million to 15 million between 1950 and 2010.  Africa will produce enough mouths food for only to about a quarter population by 2025 feed!
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   International aidfor countries at risk of food insecurity has always been sent by other countries  However, international aid often doesn’t reach the most vulnerable populations  This is because of a high level of corruption and political instability in many third world countries
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   Many thirdworld governments encourage production of so-called ‘cash crops’  The income made from cash crops is used to import food  As a result, countries which depend on cash crops are at high risk of food crisis because they do not produce enough food to feed their population
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   Many failedharvests in Africa and other third world countries have been caused by pests such as desert locusts.  Cattle diseases affect a regions ability to produce food  Other agricultural issues such as soil infertility and soil erosion also play a part in food insecurity.
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   Wars andmilitary conflicts worsen food insecurity in third world countries  They may not be directly responsible for food crises but they worsen scarcity of food and often present the aid workers from reaching the most affected people
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   This diseaseis a serious public health concern in third world countries and worsens food insecurity in two (2) ways.  1) reduces the available workforce  2) puts extra burden on poor households
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   Some expertssuggest that drought and extreme weather in regions affected by food crises  For example, west and east Africa have many problems with recurrent extreme droughts which puts them at extreme risk of food insecurity  Natural disasters which are becoming more frequent due to climate change also cause food insecurity
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   Some expertssuggest that drought and extreme weather in regions affected by food crises  For example, west and east Africa have many problems with recurrent extreme droughts which puts them at extreme risk of food insecurity  Natural disasters which are becoming more frequent due to climate change also cause food insecurity