Food Security Definitions
Define Salinization.
An increase in salt content, usually of agricultural soils, irrigation water, or drinking water.
How does Poverty affect Food Security?
People may not be able to afford as much food, or same money buys less food.
How does Food Insecurity affect Poverty?
People can’t afford food or other needs, can’t eat enough to work, and get sick more often due to malnutrition.
Define Energy Security.
The reliable availability of energy sources at an affordable price with consideration of the environmental impacts.
What are the Fossil Fuels?
Coal, oil, and natural gas.
Define Malnutrition.
Lack of adequate nutrition, caused by not having a balanced diet, or enough to eat.
How does Land Degradation affect Food Security?
Topsoil erosion and overcropping deplete nutrients.
How does Food Insecurity affect Famine?
People don’t get enough food, which can cause conflict, forced migration, or death.
Define Non-Renewable Resources.
Resources that will run out and not be replenished for millions of years.
What is Solar Power?
Electricity that is generated by utilizing the energy of the sun.
Define Selective Breeding.
When humans grow plants and animals for specific characteristics, e.g. high yields or drought tolerance.
How does Biofuel affect Food Security?
Less crops for food or feed, change food prices and increase monoculture.
How does Food Insecurity affect Forced Migration?
People move to follow grazing animals, locations with higher productivity, and to where they think there is greater food security.
Define Renewable Resource.
Any source of energy that can be naturally and quickly replenished, e.g. wind and solar power.
What is Bioethanol?
A gas such as methane that can be used as a fuel and is produced by fermenting organic matter.
Help given to a country or region suffering from food insecurity.
How does Unsustainable Production affect Food Security?
Decrease in variety of food grown and increase in monoculture farming.
How does Food Insecurity affect Conflict?
People fight over resources/ability to control resources, disruption of government, and changes in supply chains.
Define Short-Term Energy Secuirty.
Systems that react promptly to sudden changes in the supply-demand balance.
What are the limitations of Nuclear Energy?
Produces/leaves nuclear waste, requires large supply of water, and meltdowns can spread radioactive material.
When all people, all the times, have physical, social and economic access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food that meets their dietary needs and food preferences for an active and healthy life.
How does Climate Change affect Food Security?
Crops can’t grow in certain locations, and change pests/diseases/tolerable ranges of moisture/temperature.
How does Food Insecurity affect Death?
Conflicts over food, lack of calories, lack of vital nutrients causing disease, babies/young children and elderly are weaker/die.
Define Long-Term Energy Security.
The supply of energy that is in line with economic developments and environmental needs.
Why don't we use Renewable Resources?
Give at least 3 answers.
NIMBY, Economic Viability, Intermittency, Energy Storage, and Infrastructure.