World Food Production
and Hunger
Name ____________________________________
Date ____________________ Per/Box #________
What is going on in the world with respect to hunger and poverty? This is a fairly open
ended assignment. Don’t just “do” what is necessary. Dig deep to find out what is
happening.
1.Hunger Facts
Use the following website and answer the 3 questions below.
http://rehydrate.org/facts/ending-hunger.htm
List and describe the following
1. Types of hunger
2. Who is hungry?
3. Where are they hungry?
2.Hunger Myths
Use the following website and answer the question below. (Don’t cut and PasteSummarize)
http://www.foodfirst.org/en/pubs/backgrdrs/1998/s98v5n3.html
1. List and describe the 12 myths.
3.What are the current food production trends?
Use the following site (You may need to cut and paste this into your web browser)
http://www.unescap.org/esd/environment/soe/2000/documents/CH10.PDF
1. Define Food Security at the individual level.
2. Define Food Security at the national and regional level.
3. What is the general trend for cereals?
4. (Scroll down to page 221) Summarize what is happening to fish resources.
5. (Scroll down to page 226) Name and describe 3 environmental impacts of enhancing
food and agricultural production.
6. ON the next couple pages, name and describe 3 policies or programs for promoting
food security and sustainable agriculture.
4.Solving Hunger, How?
Only one site is listed, there are many more.
http://www.globalissues.org/article/8/solving-world-hunger-means-solving-worldpoverty#SolvingHungerEffectivelyRequiresAddressingCausesofPoverty
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Summarize the relationships between hunger, politics, poverty, and economics.
Summarize what happened at the 2002 World Food Summit.
What are 3 reasons world hunger exists?
What are 3 reasons we still have world hunger today and its getting worse?
5. Find 4 organizations that help with hunger and poverty issues.
List the name of the organization, their goal, and what they actually do.