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Hunger – Touches Everyone
Times Talk October 22, 2013
AGRI 620 Cereal, Fiber & Oil Crops
World Hunger
By:
Jeff Jarvis
JoeyAugustine
Cole Mangers
Hunger
⬜ The uneasy or painful sensation caused by
want of food; craving appetite. Also the
exhausted condition caused by want of food
⬜ The want or scarcity of food in a country
⬜ A strong desire or craving
Malnutrition or Undernutrition ⬜
⬜ A general term that indicates a lack of some or
all nutritional elements necessary for human
health
2 Types of Malnutrition
⬜ The first and most important is protein-energy
malnutrition (PEM). It is basically a lack of
calories and protein.
⬜ This is the most lethal form of
malnutrition/hunger and is the type of
malnutrition that is referred to when world
hunger is discussed.
Malnutrition Cont’d
⬜ The second type of malnutrition is micronutrient
(vitamin and mineral) deficiency.
⬜ This is not the type of malnutrition that is
referred to when world hunger is discussed,
though it is certainly very important.
Chronic Hunger
⬜ Unending hunger, starvation, or famine due to
unequal distribution of wealth.
⬜ Also known as food insecurity which is
devastating to families, communities and
countries.
Causes of Chronic Hunger
⬜ Poverty: Poor people lack the resources such
as land, tools and obviously money.
⬜ War Conflicts: War gets in the way of
agricultural production, and most governments
often spend more money on their armed forces
rather than on hunger programs.
Causes of Chronic Hunger cont.
⬜ Environmental Overload: Wealthier nations
usually over consume and population growth in
poor nations grow rapidly.
⬜ Discrimination: People lack access to
education, credit and employment which is a
formula for hunger— the direct result of
discrimination.
Causes of Chronic Hunger cont.
⬜ Lack of power: chronic hunger is caused by
powerlessness. People who don't have power
to protect their own interests are hungry.
Usually most severely with children, women &
elderly people.
Effects of Chronic Hunger
⬜ High Infant-Death Rates: Malnourished
women are more likely to be sick, have smaller
babies, and die earlier. High infant and child
mortality + high birth rates = cycle of
malnutrition and death.
⬜ Susceptibility to Common Illnesses: A
malnourished child often lacks the strength to
survive a severe case of diarrhea.
Effects of Chronic Hunger cont.
⬜ Increased Risk of Infection: A undernourished
child is going to have a weak immune system,
which makes the child more susceptible to
infection.
⬜ Times of Disaster: Unexpected crop failure,
floods, epidemics, or typhoons result in
devastation and death to a communities poorest
families.
Effects of Chronic Hunger cont.
⬜ Development problems: Globally, it is
estimated that nearly 226 million children are
stunted.
⬜ Economic Growth problems: Studies have
shown that underweight children will probably
spend fewer years in school, which has a
measurable impact on how much they earn in
adulthood.
People of the World
⬜ In 2010-2012 one in eight, people were
suffering from chronic undernourishment.
⬜ 852 million, live in developing countries,
representing 15 percent of the population of
developing counties.
⬜ There are 16 million people undernourished
in developed countries
Progress on Hunger
⬜ In Asia and the Pacific the number of
undernourished people decreased nearly 30%
⬜ 739 million to 563 million.
⬜ Latin America & the Caribbean also made
progress, falling from 65 million hungry in
1990-1992 to 49 million in 2010-2012.
Progress Decline
⬜ Nearly one in four are hungry in Africa.
⬜ In sub-Saharan Africa, the modest progress
achieved in recent years up to 2007 was
reversed, with hunger rising 2 percent per year
since then.
Why is There Hunger
⬜ There is enough food available to feed the
entire global population of 7 billion people.
⬜ Yet, one out of every eight people is going
hungry. One in three children is underweight.
Why does hunger exist.
Natural Disasters
⬜ Floods: fields destroyed with no crops left to
harvest or raise, and animals stress or dead.
⬜ Tropical storms with the destruction of
seaports, destruction of crops, and starving
people.
⬜ Long periods of drought hurts the whole world
of hunger of living conditions, raising crops, or
wasting drinking water.
Hunger in the United States,
Kansas & the local level
Brent Stoss
Logan Huxoll
Cody Prosser
Clinton Kershner
Hunger in the United States
• 1 in 6 Americans face hunger
• 16.7 percent of U.S. households experience hunger
• 14.5 percent of U.S. households are at risk of hunger
• For assistance, monthly income must be below $1,980 for a three-person family
Urban Hunger
Hunger in New York City
• 1.3 million New Yorkers rely on soup kitchens and food pantries
• 3.3 million have difficulty affording food
Causes for Hunger in Urban Areas
• Poverty- 83% of cities surveyed
• Unemployment- 74%
• High housing costs- 57%
• Increases in food prices- 39%
• 40% of food is thrown out every year
Trying To Meet the Needs
• Cities are increasing their funding
• Philadelphia: demand increased by 23%, but supply decreased by 26%
• Supply is down because of improvements in quality control
Rural Hunger
About Rural Hunger
• Many food-insecure households are in the very rural and farm communities.
• Large cities --16.9%
• Rural areas --15.5%
• 15.5% of rural households are food insecure, or 3.1 million households.
• 1 in 10 households in rural America faces hunger.
Biggest Hunger Locations
• The South continues to have the highest poverty rate among people in families living in rural areas (28.5%).
• Mississippi 20.9%
• Arkansas 19.7%
• Texas 18.4%
• Alabama 17.9%
• North Carolina 17.0%
• Georgia 16.9%
• Missouri 16.7%
• Nevada 16.6%
Hunger Locations
Healthy Foods
• People in poverty may not be able to afford healthy foods
• Local grocery stores may not serve healthy foods
• Poor nutrition and performance.
Hunger in Kansas
Food Insecurity
• 433,260 Kansas residents are food insecure.
• Food insecurity rate of 15.1%
• Food insecurity rates higher in eastern Kansas and lower in western Kansas.
• Average cost of a meal in the state of Kansas is $2.51
• Unemployment rate in Kansas in August of 2013 was 5.9%
• National unemployment rate in August of 2013 was 7.3%
Poverty in Kansas
• Children are especially vulnerable to the effects of hunger.
• Children that suffer from hunger are more likely to struggle in school, need mental health counseling, fighting, stealing.
• In 2007 300,000 Kansans were living in poverty; 100,000 of these were children.
Child Hunger
Hunger in Kansas
• Hunger also effects the elderly Kansas residents
• Kansas senior citizens receiving social security are on a limited income.
• An estimated 5.03% of Kansas seniors are at risk of hunger.
Local Hunger
Ellis County
• Overall
▫ Food insecurity rate: 12.9%
▫ Food insecure people: 3,640
▫ Average Cost of Meal: $2.62 (KS avg. $2.51)
▫ Additional money required to meet food needs in 2011: $1,554,760
• Children in Ellis County
▫ Food insecurity rate: 15.9% (12.9%)
▫ Food insecure children: 930 (3,640)
Efforts to Address Hunger at the
Local, Kansas, United States, &
World Levels
By: Emma Skinner, Sam Rork, &
Jared Cahoj, ,
Kansas Efforts ⦿ KS in the top 10 states with hunger problems.
⦿ 198,400 Kansans turn to pantries, soup kitchens for food
⦿ 40% of adults are hungry because of lack of money
⦿ Wyandotte County highest rate of food insecurity in
Kansas (2010)
⦿ In 2010 there was 5.4 billion pounds of meat, 8 million
acres of crops, 360 million bushels of wheat harvested
⦿ In 2010, there were 2,853,118 people living in KS. So
there are over twice as many cows and over 3 times as
many acres harvested as there are people.
⦿ Higher food insecurity in eastern half of the state (higher
population)
KSHFH
⦿ “Just 1 deer can feed
nearly 200 hungry
people in the state of
Kansas.”
⦿ “In 2012 there were
991 deer and 18 elk
donated, feeding
nearly 245,000 meals.”
⦿ In 2011, 1038 deer
were donated.
⦿ Kansas Food Bank
› 8 million lbs of food
each year is
distributed and stored
at a location in
Wichita.
› Harvesters, a food
bank in NE KS serves
26 countries.
⦿ Food-4-Kids
› Kids that are food
insecure.
› Not getting sufficient
food after school
hours.
Efforts in the United States ⦿ The United States produces far
more food than it needs for
domestic consumption.
⦿ Hunger within the U.S. is caused
by Americans having insufficient
money to buy food for
themselves or their families.
⦿ Historically, the U.S. has been a
world leader in reducing hunger.
⦿ Hunger in the United States
increased in 2006 due to the
rising inflation of the cost of food.
⦿ By 2012, 1 in 6 Americans were
food insecure & 1 in 4 children
are facing food insecurity.
Public Sector Hunger Relief
⦿ As of 2012 the US
government spent
approximately $80 billion
on hunger programs.
⦿ Supplemental Nutrition
Assistance Program
(SNAP)
⦿ The School Lunch Program
⦿ The School Breakfast
Program
⦿ Supplemental Nutrition
Program for Women,
Infants, and Children
Private Sector Hunger Relief
⦿ Food Pantries
⦿ Soup Kitchens
⦿ Food Bank
⦿ Food Rescue
Organizations
⦿ Emergency Food
Assistance System
(EFAS)
World Food Programme
⦿ WFP feeds more than
90 Million people in
more than 73
countries!
⦿ Established in 1961
⦿ 12,000 people work for
the program
World Hunger Map
How they distribute food
⦿ Through Schools
⦿ Food for Assets
⦿ Purchase for Progress
World Food Programme Goal
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