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Cultural Aspects of Food Insecurity, Anthropology, History, Political…
Cultural Aspects of Food Insecurity
Is aid available?
Does my country accept aid?
North Korea would probably not accept food aid from the United States
North Korea would think that even letting outside nations know about their food insecurity might be a sign of weakness.
Do I live in a geographic location that allows me to physically receive the aid?
People experiencing food insecurity in extremely isolated areas or rural areas.
People experiencing food insecurity in unstable areas or war-torn areas.
Does anybody want to provide aid?
Cuba's food insecurity issues and the United States' continued inaction.
Some countries would perhaps not even feel compelled to offer aid to North Korea; why help the enemy?
Why do we need aid? Are we utilizing our land and/or agricultural capabilities?
What is edible?
What kinds of foods are available?
How much will it cost to grow? To ship? Where will the food be purchased? Who will make profit off the aid?
Was the most economical and sound choice made? Or the most profitable? Was the purchase of aid used as a bargaining chip?
What does my culture allow me to eat?
Cultural groups in several African Countries restrict the diets of pregnant women due to cultural taboos.
Some cultural groups in Africa eat grasshoppers; while their neighbors will not eat grasshoppers.
In some cultures, certain foods are viewed as livestock feed, while in others the same foods would be acceptable for consumption.
What does my religion allow me to eat?
Jewish have dietary restrictions, such as the necessity for Kosher foods, and the exclusion of pork and shellfish from their diets.
Islamic peoples have dietary restrictions, such as the exclusion of pork.
What role does food play in the way I live daily life or see the world?
Spanish colonists coming to the New World thought that having foods from home was the only way to maintain their Europeaness; eating foods from the New World would change them into something else besides European (into the "other" or the Natives).
Some cultural groups of Native Americans believe that the land and themselves are part of a whole. To maintain their "wholeness" they need the specific foods of the area.
Allergies?
What is the "cost" of aid?
Does it have the potential to damage the native landscape?
Does it have the potential to damage cultural identity?
Will people eat the food provided and be able to maintain their cultural identity?
Could the food aid provided cause harm to native species and crops? If they were to be planted?
In Mexico, corn is integral to their cultural identity. GMO corn variants create concern for the health of the native non-GMO variants.
Anthropology
History
Political Science
Geography