Causes of global food insecurity

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Causes of Global Food Insecurity
Ben Wright
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Causes of global food insecurity
  1. Production of Biofuels

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    • Production of Biofuels
    1. Biofuels are an energy source produced from organic or living materials
      1. Grain now being used as a source of fuel rather than food
      2. Natural Disasters
        1. Weather events have the greatest impact on the worlds poorest people
          1. Droughts, floods, cyclones, typhoons and tsunamis
          2. War and displacement
            1. Farmers fleeing the conflict
              1. looting by the armed forces
                1. men and women drawn into the conflict
                2. Food Wastage
                  1. 1/3 of all the food produced across the globe is wasted
                    1. about 843 million people go hungry each day
                    2. in develop[inbg countries most food is lost due to lack of infrastructure
                      1. contributes to production of greenhouse gases, loss of water, use of fertilisers and herbicides
                      2. Poverty
                        1. 1.3 billion people live on less than $1.25 a day
                          1. These people cannot afford food
                        2. Unstable Global Food Markets
                          1. Food Market is globalised and food traded as a commodity
                            1. Importing staple foods has increased
                              1. agricultural subsidies in wealthy nations
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