Urban farming infographics - Food Security

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FOOD SECURITY Food security was defined as “access by all people at all times to enough food for an active, healthy life. Food security implies three things: availability, accessibility and affordability of food - when and where needed, in sufficient quantity and quality (United Nations 1988, p. 2). Food insecurity is caused by the denial of universal rights to specific groups of people, such as the right to life-sustaining resources (Collins and Moore- Lappe 1986, p. 5) or the right to participate in vital decision- making about entitlements (Appadurai 1984).

FOOD SECURITY OF INDIA

GLOBAL FOOD SECURITY IN AN

MARCH 19, 2013

URBANIZING WORLD

Projected cost of National Food Security over 3 years By

2050 2/3 of the world’s

population will live in urban areas

Total sale of grain 62,044 Subsidy 4,50,383

In the next

Food security crisis

20 yrs, of the population

growth will occur in developing nations

global hunger index score

80 % of the food for cities comes from domestic sources in rural areas

60 - 80% The poorest

households in the developing world spend the above % of their incomes on food

GOVERNMENT SPENDING ON HEALTH Currently 1 BILLION people in the world are hunger. Another billion over eat unhealthy foods.

1/3 of the food produced is wasted, the productivity of nearly half of all soil worldwide is decreasing

Government laws Global In 1989, Stuttgart Germany made compulsory to install green roofs over flat roofed industrial buildings. Incentives for green roof construction are offered in over 80 cities in Germany. In British Columbia, Canada, a developer is eligible to receive tax relief if they allow a temporary use in the form of park space, or food production.

Sources 1. Bohle, H. (1994). Metropolitan food systems in developing countries: The perspective of “Urban Metabolism”. GeoJournal, 34(3), pp.245-251. 2. Gupta, R. and Gangopadhyay, S. (2013). Urban Food Security through Urban Agriculture and Waste Recycling: Some Lessons for India. Vikalpa, 38(3), pp.13-22. 3. Smith, D. (1998). Urban Food Systems and the Poor in Developing Countries. Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers, 23(2), pp.207219.


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