Food security

Question 1

How much more food does the GAFSP state is needed to feed everyone (by 2050)?

Answer 1

56% more food

Question 2

What % of its food does London import?

Answer 2

80%

Question 3

What % on Greater London’s land area was farmland in 2006?

Answer 3

8%

Question 4

How much more can a healthy diet cost compared to an unhealthy one in some parts of London?

Answer 4

50% more

Question 5

What % of agricultural land is covered in GM crops?

Answer 5

3%

Question 6

What are 2 examples of common traits GM crops have?

Answer 6

• herbicide tolerance
• insect resistance

Question 7

What is one consequence of the growing use of herbicide tolerant GM crops in the US?

Answer 7

weeds becoming resistant

Question 8

What are negatives of using GM crops (such as Bt crops)?

Answer 8

• expensive so only benefit wealthy farmers
• lack of education on the benefits of these crops and how to grow them
• if they can be delivered, this is likely to be decades away

Question 9

When was the EU Common Agricultural Policy established?

Answer 9

1962

Question 10

Why are tariffs useful? give an example?

Answer 10

• increase food production within the EU, reducing dependency on other areas
• eg, 31% tariff on dairy

Question 11

How many euros do CAP farmers receive in subsidies per year?

Answer 11

€40 Bn

Question 12

How does the work of GAFSP and the WFP link to the SDGs?

Answer 12

• working towards SDG2, zero hunger
• WFP also work to help climate smart agriculture, working towards climate action

Question 13

How had GAFSP allocated to projects by 2018? Across how many countries?

Answer 13

$1.7 billion across 45 countries

Question 14

How many farmers have GAFSP reached?

Answer 14

over 13 million smallholder farmers by 2018

Question 15

How have GAFSP worked to increase food security?

Answer 15

• increased livestock productivity (eg quality feed and vet care)
• increase in fish supplies (aquaculture)
• reducing fallow land
• HY and GM crops

Question 16

The FAO estimates what % of food produced goes uneaten?

Answer 16

25%

Question 17

How can post-harvest practices be improved in order to increase food security?

Answer 17

• education (of ideal conditions and how to maintain them)
• advice against stockpiling
• providing low humidity storage

Question 18

How have the FAO promoted low humidity storage?

Answer 18

built 45,000 small metal silos in 16 countries

Question 19

How can food waste be reduced near to consumption?

Answer 19

• better labelling
• setting targets
• consumer awareness

Question 20

What is the EU’s target for cutting food waste by 2050?

Answer 20

50%

Question 21

How can demand for food be reduced?

Answer 21

• promoting/shifting to more sustainable diets
• reducing population growth

Question 22

How much was undernourishment reduced by from the MDGs?

Answer 22

15 –> 10%

Question 23

How many people were still undernourished in 2018?

Answer 23

800 million