Causes of global food insecurity

Causes of global food insecurity

1. Production of Biofuels

   • Production of Biofuels
   • Biofuels are an energy source produced from organic or living materials
   • Grain now being used as a source of fuel rather than food

2. Natural Disasters

   • Weather events have the greatest impact on the worlds poorest people
   • Droughts, floods, cyclones, typhoons and tsunamis

3. War and displacement

   • Farmers fleeing the conflict
   • looting by the armed forces
   • men and women drawn into the conflict

4. Food Wastage

   • 1/3 of all the food produced across the globe is wasted
     • about 843 million people go hungry each day
   • in develop[inbg countries most food is lost due to lack of infrastructure
   • contributes to production of greenhouse gases, loss of water, use of fertilisers and herbicides

5. Poverty

   • 1.3 billion people live on less than $1.25 a day
     • These people cannot afford food

6. Unstable Global Food Markets

   • Food Market is globalised and food traded as a commodity
   • Importing staple foods has increased
   • agricultural subsidies in wealthy nations

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