1. Chapter 7: FOOD AND AGRICULTURE Elise Inuo

2. TOPICS FOOD PRODUCTION WORLD GRAIN MEAT AND FISH CALORIE CONSUMPTION WORLD THE CAUSES OF FAMINE

3. WORLD FOOD PRODUCTION PER CAPITA

4. GRAIN

5. MEAT AND FISH

6. CALORIE CONSUMPTION Between mid-1960’s and mid-1990’s, global per capita daily calorie consumption increased by about 10% US in 1990 had the highest calorie consumption of 3,671 per capita per day. Caloric consumption in the poorest countries of the world ranged between 1,700-2,600 Calorie consumption below 1,700 cause mal-nourishment On global basis, the population estimated to be malnourished decreased from 900 million to 800 million An increase in the global population from 6 billion to 10 billion means that we will need to increase global food supplies by a factor of 1.67 just to maintain current dietary levels.

7. Causes of Famine Soil degradation Political failures ( ex. War, protests, riots, coups etc.) Failure in long-term agricultural production to match population growth Over fishing