Latest data related to food security

1. PROJECT:
FOODSECURITY
(AGRICULTURE,NUTRITIONAND
SUSTAINABLEFOODECOSYSTEM)
Presented to: Dr Sheza Ayaz
Presentrd by: Muntha Riaz&Tahreem Zafar

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Food is as essential for living as air is
for breathing.

3. FoodSecurity:
Food security, as defined by the United Nations’
Committee on World Food Security,means that
all people, at all times, have physical, social, and
economic access to sufficient, safe, and
nutritious food that meets their food
preferences and dietary needs for an active and
healthy life. ( World Food Summit, 1996)
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4. Projectsummary:
• Achieving food security along with combating poverty, meeting climate goals,
and reducing pressure on the environment has been a major challenge: rapidly
growing population amid dwindling natural resources and an increasingly
vulnerable ecological environment. Our project explore the present situation of
the food system and the probable solutions for sustainable food security.Today,
690 million people are hungry and overall food demand is estimated to rise by
50% with the increase in population reaching about 10 billion by 2050.
Meanwhile, the supply system loses 1.3 billion tons of food produced every year.
Also, the world is facing the problem of hunger.
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5. Conti......
By 2050, adequate feeding of the growing population will necessitate an extra
593 million ha generating 7.4 quadrillion calories, which is more than 1.5 times as
produced in 2010. Furthermore, 1/4th of total greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions
are attributed to the agriculture sector alone so, we have the dare to meet the
increasing global food demand while minimizing adverse environmental impact.
It suggests giving major attention to the breeding programs, increasing cropping
intensity, intercropping, more plant-based diet, reduction of food loss and
reforestation, peatland restoration, and efficient water utilization for sustainable
food security.
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6. Description:
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Pakistan produced largest crop wheat
According to UN,its 8th in wheat production
National nutrition survey:36.3% people face food insecurity,20%
undernourished

7. EffectofrecentfloodinPakistanonFoodSecurity:
• Vast amounts of food crops were destroyed and are still under flood
waters that have yet to recede.
• “Food insecurity is increasing and, according to the latest estimates from
officials, Pakistan lost almost 15 per cent of its rice crop in the floods,
which also destroyed many farming families' grain reserves.
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8. ComponentsofFoodSecurity:
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9. Foodsecurity isensured inacountry onlyif:
Enough food is available for all the persons
All persons have the capacity to buy food of acceptable quality
There is no barrier on access to food
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10. NeedforFoodSecurity:
For the poor sections of the society
Natural disasters and calamity like earthquake, drought, flood, tsunami
Widespread crop failure due to drought
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11. Howdroughtaffectsfoodsecurity
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Drought takes place
Total production of food grains
Shortage of food in the affected areas
Prices
Some people cannot afford to buy food= Food insecurity

12. FoodSecurityandAgriculture:
 Land and water are important natural resources for mankind. The demand for
food, fiber, and shelter is increasing with the continuous increase in the world’s
population. The rapid urbanization, continuous tillage, and greater use of fossil
fuels, fertilizers and pesticides are polluting the natural resources and
environment.
 Agriculture is considered the main stay of Pakistan’s economy. Introduction of new
varieties and chemical fertilizers results in crop yield. In Pakistan, agriculture
production is dominated by crop production, which accounts for almost 61 per cent
of agriculture’s GDP (at constant prices). Livestock accounts for almost 35 percent.
Fisheries and forestry make up about four per cent of the GDP.
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13. Conti….
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14. Factorsaffecting food security:
Physical factors (such as climate, soil quality and gradient) and human factors
(such as technology) have historically controlled the quantity and type of food
produced in any location.
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Climate
(Global
warming,
Natural
Disasters)
Loss of
farmland
Water
stress
Trend of
urbanizat
ion
(36.9%)
Over
population
and
growth
rate

15. Background andRationale:
• The world has made remarkable progress in the past two decades in the fight against hunger and all
forms of malnutrition. While progress is encouraging, much still remains to be done as advancements
have been unevenly spread across regions, countries and population groups.
• In fact, micronutrient deficiencies still affect a staggering two billion people, while over 800 million
suffer from chronic hunger. At the same time, obesity and diet-related non-communicable diseases are
on the rise in nearly every country, giving way to growing concern worldwide.
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16. ProblemStatement
• Food security is a global public good. Thus the challenge of securing food supplies at
local, national and international levels is a global commons problem that requires a
joint strategy. And the task of securing food and nutrition worldwide in particular is
multidisciplinary.
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17. Scope
 . It helps to enhance the productivity and
consecutively the production of food.
 It can assist in providing opportunities for
income generation.
 And, it generally provides improvement of
nutritional advice through home economics
programs and enhances the quality of rural
life by way of community development
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18. Objectives
 To ensure that sufficient food is available
 To ensure that supplies are relatively stable
 To ensure that those in need of food can obtain it
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19. Global FoodSecurityIndex 2022
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20. Global FoodSecurityIndex 2022
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