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Causes of FOOD INSECURITY - Coggle Diagram
Causes of FOOD INSECURITY
Climate Change
More droughts and weather invariability
More stress on farmers to produce grains and food
Due to the unreliability of the weather, the food insecurity is caused.
Conflict
In conflict, fields may be destroyed or farming equipment lost, and farming families may have to flee, all resulting in a reduced food supply.
Declining Food Productivity
Due to lower water supply, poorer soils and reduced funding in agricultural research, agricultural productivity is decreasing due to lower efficiency in food/ha grown.
Increased Biofuel Production
Increased in biofuel production means that more farmers are growing crops to sell as biofuel rather than as food. (This causes farmers to increase the price of foods such as rice and wheat)
Increased Income
Economic growth means wealthier citizens and thus higher quantities of crops being bought, this means that the demand for food increases which strains the frameworks of food dissemination for the poor as this may result in lower supplies for the lower classes and higher prices.
Natural Disasters
Storms, floods, droughts, etc. can damage farms, resulting in lost crops and livestock
Oil Prices
Increasing oil prices ultimately increases the cost of using farm machinery and of transporting food. As oil prices increase, this can push up (again) the price of crops and food and make it harder for poor familites to feed their children
Population Growth
More people means mroe food will be required now and in the future
Reduced Grain Supply
Quite simply, grain supply is inadeuqate and not lastign as long - coupled with increasing population and climate change instabilities, this is a potent recipe for disaster.
Urbanisation
As cities expand, ther is less arable land available for growing food, and as farmers also move into cities with this trend, there are less farms producing food to eat.