Hunger – Touches Everyone

Times Talk October 22, 2013

AGRI 620 Cereal, Fiber & Oil Crops

World Hunger

By:

Jeff Jarvis

JoeyAugustine

Cole Mangers

Hunger

⬜ The uneasy or painful sensation caused by

want of food; craving appetite. Also the

exhausted condition caused by want of food

⬜ The want or scarcity of food in a country

⬜ A strong desire or craving

Malnutrition or Undernutrition ⬜

⬜ A general term that indicates a lack of some or

all nutritional elements necessary for human

health

2 Types of Malnutrition

⬜ The first and most important is protein-energy

malnutrition (PEM). It is basically a lack of

calories and protein.

⬜ This is the most lethal form of

malnutrition/hunger and is the type of

malnutrition that is referred to when world

hunger is discussed.

Malnutrition Cont’d

⬜ The second type of malnutrition is micronutrient

(vitamin and mineral) deficiency.

⬜ This is not the type of malnutrition that is

referred to when world hunger is discussed,

though it is certainly very important.

Chronic Hunger

⬜ Unending hunger, starvation, or famine due to

unequal distribution of wealth.

⬜ Also known as food insecurity which is

devastating to families, communities and

countries.

Causes of Chronic Hunger

⬜ Poverty: Poor people lack the resources such

as land, tools and obviously money.

⬜ War Conflicts: War gets in the way of

agricultural production, and most governments

often spend more money on their armed forces

rather than on hunger programs.

Causes of Chronic Hunger cont.

⬜ Environmental Overload: Wealthier nations

usually over consume and population growth in

poor nations grow rapidly.

⬜ Discrimination: People lack access to

education, credit and employment which is a

formula for hunger— the direct result of

discrimination.

Causes of Chronic Hunger cont.

⬜ Lack of power: chronic hunger is caused by

powerlessness. People who don't have power

to protect their own interests are hungry.

Usually most severely with children, women &

elderly people.

Effects of Chronic Hunger

⬜ High Infant-Death Rates: Malnourished

women are more likely to be sick, have smaller

babies, and die earlier. High infant and child

mortality + high birth rates = cycle of

malnutrition and death.

⬜ Susceptibility to Common Illnesses: A

malnourished child often lacks the strength to

survive a severe case of diarrhea.

Effects of Chronic Hunger cont.

⬜ Increased Risk of Infection: A undernourished

child is going to have a weak immune system,

which makes the child more susceptible to

infection.

⬜ Times of Disaster: Unexpected crop failure,

floods, epidemics, or typhoons result in

devastation and death to a communities poorest

families.

Effects of Chronic Hunger cont.

⬜ Development problems: Globally, it is

estimated that nearly 226 million children are

stunted.

⬜ Economic Growth problems: Studies have

shown that underweight children will probably

spend fewer years in school, which has a

measurable impact on how much they earn in

adulthood.

People of the World

⬜ In 2010-2012 one in eight, people were

suffering from chronic undernourishment.

⬜ 852 million, live in developing countries,

representing 15 percent of the population of

developing counties.

⬜ There are 16 million people undernourished

in developed countries

Progress on Hunger

⬜ In Asia and the Pacific the number of

undernourished people decreased nearly 30%

⬜ 739 million to 563 million.

⬜ Latin America & the Caribbean also made

progress, falling from 65 million hungry in

1990-1992 to 49 million in 2010-2012.

Progress Decline

⬜ Nearly one in four are hungry in Africa.

⬜ In sub-Saharan Africa, the modest progress

achieved in recent years up to 2007 was

reversed, with hunger rising 2 percent per year

since then.

Why is There Hunger

⬜ There is enough food available to feed the

entire global population of 7 billion people.

⬜ Yet, one out of every eight people is going

hungry. One in three children is underweight.

Why does hunger exist.

Natural Disasters

⬜ Floods: fields destroyed with no crops left to

harvest or raise, and animals stress or dead.

⬜ Tropical storms with the destruction of

seaports, destruction of crops, and starving

people.

⬜ Long periods of drought hurts the whole world

of hunger of living conditions, raising crops, or

wasting drinking water.

Hunger in the United States,

Kansas & the local level

Brent Stoss

Logan Huxoll

Cody Prosser

Clinton Kershner

Hunger in the United States

• 1 in 6 Americans face hunger

• 16.7 percent of U.S. households experience hunger

• 14.5 percent of U.S. households are at risk of hunger

• For assistance, monthly income must be below $1,980 for a three-person family

Urban Hunger

Hunger in New York City

• 1.3 million New Yorkers rely on soup kitchens and food pantries

• 3.3 million have difficulty affording food

Causes for Hunger in Urban Areas

• Poverty- 83% of cities surveyed

• Unemployment- 74%

• High housing costs- 57%

• Increases in food prices- 39%

• 40% of food is thrown out every year

Trying To Meet the Needs

• Cities are increasing their funding

• Philadelphia: demand increased by 23%, but supply decreased by 26%

• Supply is down because of improvements in quality control

Rural Hunger

About Rural Hunger

• Many food-insecure households are in the very rural and farm communities.

• Large cities --16.9%

• Rural areas --15.5%

• 15.5% of rural households are food insecure, or 3.1 million households.

• 1 in 10 households in rural America faces hunger.

Biggest Hunger Locations

• The South continues to have the highest poverty rate among people in families living in rural areas (28.5%).

• Mississippi 20.9%

• Arkansas 19.7%

• Texas 18.4%

• Alabama 17.9%

• North Carolina 17.0%

• Georgia 16.9%

• Missouri 16.7%

• Nevada 16.6%

Hunger Locations

Healthy Foods

• People in poverty may not be able to afford healthy foods

• Local grocery stores may not serve healthy foods

• Poor nutrition and performance.

Hunger in Kansas

Food Insecurity

• 433,260 Kansas residents are food insecure.

• Food insecurity rate of 15.1%

• Food insecurity rates higher in eastern Kansas and lower in western Kansas.

• Average cost of a meal in the state of Kansas is $2.51

• Unemployment rate in Kansas in August of 2013 was 5.9%

• National unemployment rate in August of 2013 was 7.3%

Poverty in Kansas

• Children are especially vulnerable to the effects of hunger.

• Children that suffer from hunger are more likely to struggle in school, need mental health counseling, fighting, stealing.

• In 2007 300,000 Kansans were living in poverty; 100,000 of these were children.

Child Hunger

Hunger in Kansas

• Hunger also effects the elderly Kansas residents

• Kansas senior citizens receiving social security are on a limited income.

• An estimated 5.03% of Kansas seniors are at risk of hunger.

Local Hunger

Ellis County

• Overall

▫ Food insecurity rate: 12.9%

▫ Food insecure people: 3,640

▫ Average Cost of Meal: $2.62 (KS avg. $2.51)

▫ Additional money required to meet food needs in 2011: $1,554,760

• Children in Ellis County

▫ Food insecurity rate: 15.9% (12.9%)

▫ Food insecure children: 930 (3,640)

Efforts to Address Hunger at the

Local, Kansas, United States, &

World Levels

By: Emma Skinner, Sam Rork, &

Jared Cahoj, ,

Kansas Efforts ⦿ KS in the top 10 states with hunger problems.

⦿ 198,400 Kansans turn to pantries, soup kitchens for food

⦿ 40% of adults are hungry because of lack of money

⦿ Wyandotte County highest rate of food insecurity in

Kansas (2010)

⦿ In 2010 there was 5.4 billion pounds of meat, 8 million

acres of crops, 360 million bushels of wheat harvested

⦿ In 2010, there were 2,853,118 people living in KS. So

there are over twice as many cows and over 3 times as

many acres harvested as there are people.

⦿ Higher food insecurity in eastern half of the state (higher

population)

KSHFH

⦿ “Just 1 deer can feed

nearly 200 hungry

people in the state of

Kansas.”

⦿ “In 2012 there were

991 deer and 18 elk

donated, feeding

nearly 245,000 meals.”

⦿ In 2011, 1038 deer

were donated.

⦿ Kansas Food Bank

› 8 million lbs of food

each year is

distributed and stored

at a location in

Wichita.

› Harvesters, a food

bank in NE KS serves

26 countries.

⦿ Food-4-Kids

› Kids that are food

insecure.

› Not getting sufficient

food after school

hours.

Efforts in the United States ⦿ The United States produces far

more food than it needs for

domestic consumption.

⦿ Hunger within the U.S. is caused

by Americans having insufficient

money to buy food for

themselves or their families.

⦿ Historically, the U.S. has been a

world leader in reducing hunger.

⦿ Hunger in the United States

increased in 2006 due to the

rising inflation of the cost of food.

⦿ By 2012, 1 in 6 Americans were

food insecure & 1 in 4 children

are facing food insecurity.

Public Sector Hunger Relief

⦿ As of 2012 the US

government spent

approximately $80 billion

on hunger programs.

⦿ Supplemental Nutrition

Assistance Program

(SNAP)

⦿ The School Lunch Program

⦿ The School Breakfast

Program

⦿ Supplemental Nutrition

Program for Women,

Infants, and Children

Private Sector Hunger Relief

⦿ Food Pantries

⦿ Soup Kitchens

⦿ Food Bank

⦿ Food Rescue

Organizations

⦿ Emergency Food

Assistance System

(EFAS)

World Food Programme

⦿ WFP feeds more than

90 Million people in

more than 73

countries!

⦿ Established in 1961

⦿ 12,000 people work for

the program

World Hunger Map

How they distribute food

⦿ Through Schools

⦿ Food for Assets

⦿ Purchase for Progress

World Food Programme Goal

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