Food security

to food insecurity in Burkina Faso, West Africa (West 2015:54). The scope of the question West asks is narrow. He discusses one geographical area over three time periods focusing on food insecurity from two different discourses (West 2015:54). In doing this his scope is focused on this specific subject with a specific conclusion. The question West investigates is substantive. He discusses an area that is prone to short term droughts (West 2015:55). In doing so West can study effects of food…

with how our food production has developed, and, as doing so, how we destroyed the environment. One of the most prominent study on population was done by Tomas Robert Malthus. Born in 1766, he argued that since the rate of population growth and food supply growth are different, there will be more people than food. Fundamentally, he is claiming that food supply determines the population. This theory was the base that lead to Social Darwinism. However, Ester Boserup disagreed. Instead of food…

day the USDA administers programs to help American farmers and ensure food safety for consumers. USDA aid includes distributing price supports and other subsidies to farmers, inspecting food processed at agricultural facilities, working to expand overseas markets for U.S. agricultural products, providing financing to expand job opportunities and improve housing, utilities, and infrastructure in rural America, and providing food assistance and nutrition education (Allgov.com). The USDA has five…

The world's population is estimated to reach nine billion by 2050 with more food and agricultural water needed to feed the growing population. In addition to change in food and water demand, climate change and change in biofuel demand represent major risks for long-term food security. As the pressure on land and water resources intensifies, managing the available resources and feeding the growing world population seems challenging and has to be addressed. My life goal is to become an expert in…

As the population increases and resources become scarcer it is up to the farmers, food providers, and scientists to find solutions. An increase in people means a larger demand for food which will lead to more stress on the land that farmers use. The problem of sustainability becomes a glaring issue that will not dissipate on its own. In the article “A Strategy for Enterprise Sustainability” by Dr. Dennis Mathaisel and Dr. Clare L define Sustainability as the “ability to endure” (2011). “Recently…

Despite huge agricultural surpluses in the United States, food insecurity remains a massive and constant problem for millions of low-wage households. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, better known as SNAP, has a basic goal of providing help to those households in attempt to fight growing food insecurity. Flaws in the food stamp system make that goal much more challenging to reach. These flaws have caused many applicants to be deemed ineligible for aid for little to no reason.…

over time whether due to natural variability or due to anthropogenic activity IPCC, (2001a). As developing countries are highly dependent on agriculture, there are growing concerns that this change in weather variability will further threaten the food security of already vulnerable rural households in developing nations and pose a serious challenge to development efforts. In light of this unending threat, it is imperative that a deeper understanding of the impact of weather extremes on the rural…

education.. As we have spoken about earlier Some households will trade in quality and diversity for quantity. They usually start by decreasing the amount of food groups each of their meals hit upon, targeting food that are high in calorie intake opposed to the healthier low calorie foods. Some households will decrease the amount an individual receives per meal or they decrease the number of meals in general. Other coping mechanisms would be having both parents in the household work longer hours,…

negative cycle called food insecurity. Sahel suffers from desertification, poverty, conflict, natural disasters and population pressure which contributes to a continual negative cycle of food insecurity that needs to be broken. Today CARE a charity run organisation “helps 20 million people who are at risk of food insecurity and 2.5 million of need lifesaving assistance.” (CARE, 2014). Sahel suffers from drought on a regular basis along with its compromised locust plagues, rising food prices,…

The Lack of Sustainable Nutritious Food Solutions Due to Unethical Governance via Land Grabbing for Industrial Agriculture The Land Grab is a prime example of unethical behavior. Government that is intended to enhance the lives of its citizens, but instead ends up “farming them out,” selling them a bill of goods that is not for the citizen’s benefit, but themselves (Verma, 2014). While considering Land Grab tactics, I wonder if Kantian Ethics are applicable. I have serious doubts that the…