Food Security

Adequate Investment in Agriculture

Lack of adequate investments in agriculture is one of the main causes of food insecurity

The UN estimates that 40 billion dollars a year would need to be invested in agricultural production in order to meet the world’s food needs

New Alliance for Food Security

An organization that enlists private companies to invest in food production

Quality seeds

Having access to better quality seeds allows farmers to increase their crop supply

Better tools

As more technologically advanced tools are invented, farmers are able to increase the speed of their harvests, allowing prices to decrease

Technical assistance training

As farmers learn about benefits from other products, they are able to have a larger better quality harvest

Insufficient grain reserves

Currently, supply is struggling to keep up with demand which causes the price to increase

Fluctuating energy prices

Cost of gas affects price of food because of the costs to transport food

Population trends

As the global population increases there becomes a strain put on the supply of food

Economic Growth

As more people become richer and start to eat meat, food for livestock becomes a priority

Extreme Weather

Weather changes can destroy crops, causing supply to not meet demand

Protecting land

Protection of land allows for a larger quantity of crops to be harvested and prevents further damages like deforestation for pastures

Protecting utilities

Utilities need to be protected and preserved so that we don't run out