Food Security

IB Geography II

Objective:

• By the end of this lesson, students will be able to: • Discuss the concept of food security• Examine the factors that have caused areas of

food deficiency, food insecurity, and famine.

Bell Ringer: Food Security… What is it?

• From th UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization:

“Food security exists when all people, at all

times, have access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food to meet their dietary needs and food preferences for an active and healthy life.”

Bell Ringer: Food Security… What is it?

• Let’s take a moment to break this definition down. Try to define what is meant by each of the bolded terms.

• “Food security exists when all people, at all times, have access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food to meet their dietary needs and food preferences for an active and healthy life.”

Bell Ringer: Food Security… What is it? • all people – are there some people who are less likely to have

access to food? • at all times – are there temporary food issues that would

have an effect on certain groups of people?• sufficient – what would you deem to be sufficient food – one

meal a day? two? three?• safe and nutritious – do people in the developed world

sometimes eat food that is less than nutritious and not safe?What would you label as ‘unsafe food’?

• food preferences – this phrase suggests there is choice, and that if people are not able to have a range of food choices they might be suffering from food insecurity – do people always have access to a full range of food?

Make a Connection

• In the next few slides, you will see a factual statement.

• For each statement, describe how they link to the concept of “food security”

• You make work with a partner.

Statement #1

• There will be 219,000 people at the dinner table tonight who were not there last night.

Statement #2

• Today, with incomes rising fast in emerging economies, there are at least 3 billion people moving up the food chain, consuming more grain-intensive livestock and poultry products.

Statement #3

• In Nigeria, 27% of families experience foodless days. In India it is 24%, in Peru 14%.

Statement #4

• The generation of farmers now on the land is the first to face manmade climate change.

2 Important Terms

• Food Availability Deficit (FAD) – Food availability deficit

suggests that food shortages were caused by physical factors: local difficulties in supply, perhaps the result of drought or floods (two extremes of water availability).

• Food Entitlement Deficit (FED)– The problem is with the

political and economic framework in the area.

– Rising costs of food relative to average incomes, are a major factor in the availability of food

In elbow partners, jot down examples that would lead to each: • FAD (Food Availability

Deficit) • FED (Food Entitlement

Deficit)

Ted Talk: Sufficient Food & Food Security• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CdxVbUja_pY#t=30 • Josette Sheeran is the Head of the UN’s World Food Program• Write down these questions so you can answer them as you watch:– Identify 5 key messages that you think emerge from Sheehan’s

presentation. – Identify 4 simple actions that could make the most difference to

people. – Suggest 3 reasons why it is important to focus on feeding the

world’s children. – Describe 2 projects that WFP have tried which have had an impact

on food security. – Describe 1 project/solution you think would be most effective.

The Link Between Food Security and Actual Security

• 1. Close Read and Annotate the article and Map, “Food is the Ultimate Security Need, new map shows” by Damian Carrington

• 2. Answer these two questions in your notebook and be prepared to discuss. – What connection can you see between food

security and military security? Why is there a relationship?

– What could be done to break the connection?

Plumpy Nut Case Study

• Watch the Video: Nutrition for Niger https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6VSCMoRDp2c

• Use the graphic organizer provided to record notes on the case study.

• Complete a Case Study Sheet