End Poverty
The wage required to maintain a regular standard of living
What is a living wage
The first food to be fairly traded
What is Coffee
The type of transportation that is considered to be the most sustainable way to travel
What is transportation by train
The process of reusing old parts/materials to create something new
What is Upcycling
The state of having reliable access to a sufficient quantity of affordable, nutritious food.
What is food security
The group that experiences the highest levels of poverty in Canada
Who are Indigenous peoples
The process of turning organic kitchen and garden waste into useful humus soil
What is Composting
A term for someone who has an income beyond the poverty line, but lacks access to other necessary amenities (clean water, electricity... Etc.)
What is multidimensional poverty
The model of life in which people are content with very few material things
What is Minimalism
The percentage of individuals over the age of 15 who experience extreme poverty and have limited education
What is 70%
Percentage of the global population still lives in extreme poverty
What is 10%
The inability or uncertainty to access a sufficient amount or quality food
What is food insecurity
The largest water consumer, accounting for 69% of annual water withdrawals globally
What is Agriculture
The year that the UN implemented the Sustainable Development Goals
What is 2015
As of October 31st, 2017, in these communities there were at least 100 drinking water advisories that had been in place for more than a year
What is Indigenous Communities
Number of people that were forced into extreme poverty due to the Pandemic in 2020
What is 71 million
This food requires 2,400 liters of water to be produced
What is a hamburger
Accounts for around 30 percent of the world’s total energy consumption and accounts for around 22 percent of total Greenhouse Gas emissions.
What is the food sector
The first country in the world to ban the importation and use of plastic bags
What is Rwanda
In 2016, this country passed a law that supermarkets could no longer throw away unsold food. They had to donate it to food banks instead.
What is France
The global standard for determining poverty
What is the international poverty line ($1.90 a day)
The most successful country in combating food waste
What is Denmark
The year that the UN implemented the Sustainable Development Goals
What is 2015
The country that produces the most waste in packaging per capita
What is Germany
A method of farming in a controlled indoor environment that enables the ability to grow food closer to large population centers and reduces the “food miles” associated with distribution thus reducing the carbon footprint.
What is vertical farming