Planning sheet for
Individual Research
Name:
Srikar Kilambi
Individual Research title:
Reasons behind global food insecurity
What question do I want to ask?
What is the main reason behind food insecurity in 1st
world countries vs. 3rd world countries and the comparisons between
them.
Where will I find the information to answer my questions?
How will I analyse the information?
I will analyse the information from the various websites I found
by taking in different perspectives from people, authors and newspapers from
all over the world. I will take important statistics from theses different
websites to make my argument. These statistics will be based on farming and
productivity also with the number of people below the poverty line.
How will I identify and evaluate possible scenarios?
I will identify and evaluate the possible scenarios by taking
both sides of the argument. I will look at statistics and reach an appropriate
conclusion without and farfetched ideas.
Possible scenarios
The west is wasting too much food
The first world countries are dumping their excess harvest due to
subsidizing
Evaluation of scenarios
Take statistics from the table for agricultural development
Large short-term price changes
can have long-term impacts on development.
Small import-dependent
countries, especially in Africa, were deeply affected by the food and economic
crises.
High and volatile food prices
are likely to continue.
Price volatility makes both
smallholder farmers and poor consumers increasingly vulnerable to poverty.
High food prices worsen food
insecurity in the short term.
High food prices present incentives
for increased long-term investment in the agriculture sector, which can
contribute to improved food security in the longer term.
Safety nets are crucial for
alleviating food insecurity in the short term, as well as for providing a
foundation for long-term development.
A food-security strategy that
relies on a combination of increased productivity in agriculture, greater
policy predictability and general openness to trade will be more effective than
other strategies.
Investment in agriculture
remains critical to sustainable long-term food security.
Possible courses of action
The 70 percent of poor people who live in the countryside
can usually produce enough food for their own needs, he said, but there must be
more investment to help small farmers produce food crops, rather than products
for export. Governments should open up internal markets to ensure the right
balance between providing cheap food for the cities and getting a fair price
for farmers.
Real food security must find credible ways to help people
in danger to find ways to plant grow and consume adequate kinds and amounts of
foodstuffs to secure basic health and growth. Local solutions to local problems
will achieve more in the long run.
Personal response
What
have I learned?
I
learned that there are a lot of reasons behind food insecurity, which I would
have never thought of. The first is the economics behind it. The reason it is
so difficult to eliminate food insecurity is because of food availability and
agricultural land. I have also learned that it is very different for 1st
world countries to go up against 3rd world countries when it comes
to food security. After all the reason behind the food insecurity for 3rd
world countries could be the first world countries. (the article about Africa)
How
has what I have learned changed my opinion?
My
opinion on this subject has changed by making me realize the reasons behind
food insecurity. I realized that a huge part is agriculture.
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