Hunger
What is the definition of food insecurity?
Defined as the lack of access, at times, to enough food for all household members
What is the definition of food waste and loss?
Defined as food intended for human consumption that is not ultimately consumed by humans.
What is the definition of under-nourished?
A person is not able to acquire enough food to meet the daily minimum dietary energy requirements, over a period of 1 year
What is the largest proportion of U.S. land used for?
Agriculture
What percent of the world's food is lost after harvesting and before reaching retail market?
a. 17.6%
b. 23.5%
c. 8.4%
d. 13.3%
d. 13.3%
How many people die from hunger and hunger related diseases each year?
a. 9 million
b. 1 billion
c. 2 million
d. 6 million
a. 9 million
How many single use plastic bags are thrown away each year?
5 trillion
What percent of the world's children under 5 were overweight in 2020?
5.7%
How many chickens are there for every human on the planet
around 3
What percent of greenhouse gas pollution comes from food, agriculture, and land use?
a. 25%
b. 24%
c. 17%
d. 16%
24%
How many people are projected to be food insecure in 2023?
a. 200 million
b. 132 million
c. 534 million
d. 345 million
345 million
How many water bottles are purchased every minute?
a. 20 thousand
b. 100 thousand
c. 500 thousand
d. 1 million
d. 1 million
How many people were without food or unable to eat a healthy, balanced diet on a regular basis in 2020?
1. 1.7 million
2. 8.9 million
3. 2.37 billion
4. 5.12 billion
3. 2.37 billion
What is the single biggest cause of deforestation?
a. slash and burn farming
b. industrial meat production
c. gender reveal parties
d. logging/timber production
b. industrial meat production
How many equivalent pairs of pants per person in waste does the US throw away from clothes and footwear each year?
a. 15
b. 40
c. 70
d. 120
c. 70
What state has the highest rate of food insecurity in the US?
Mississippi (18.7%)
What percent of total food is wasted at the consumer level? (restaurants, post purchase, markets)
give or take 3%
17%
What country is the most undernourished?
a. Brazil
b. Mali
c. Indonesia
d. North Korea
*double points if you can tell us what percent
d. North Korea
47%
What percent of the world's land is used for farm animals?
give or take 5%
27%
What percent of our global carbon dioxide output is fashion responsible for?
10%
What is the biggest driver of hunger?
a. conflict
b. economic insecurity
c. climate change
d. social media
a. conflict
Which of these planetary crises are our unsustainable patterns of consumption and production not a root cause of?
a. climate change
b. biodiversity loss
c. pollution
d. poverty
d. poverty
What percent of children under 5 are stunted?
stunted: low height for their age
22%
Meat accounts for what percent of all greenhouse gases from food
a. 15%
b. 32%
c. 57%
d. 73%
c. 57%
True or False: the fashion industry accounts for more global carbon dioxide output than international flights and shipping combined
TRUE