GEOG 1HB3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Sub-Saharan Africa, Human Development Index, Malnutrition
12 May 2018
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May 9, 2018- Lecture 4B
Consequences of Uneven Development and Issues of World Hunger
Inequality measures: HDI and GII
- To date, we have documented (measured) and considered the uneven distribution of
global wealth
o The haves ad have-ots
- What does this all mean? What is the significance of this inequality?
Ca e feed the orld’s Populatio?
- Yes, world food production (since 1800s)> world population: Green Revolution
o New crop strains that are more productive
o Mechanization
o Increased use of fertilizers and pesticides
o Conversion of new land to cultivation, and
o Intensification of agricultural resources
- Today, we grow 1.5x as much food as we need; this could support a population of ~10
billion
- As a result, at the global level there is no food shortage
- Despite this, however:
o ~800 million- 1 billion people go hungry
o concentrated in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia
- with global population continuing to grow, the food problem looks to be more serious
- starvatio does ot happe eause of a shortage of food. And starvation does not
happe eause there are too ay people
▪ the Globe and Mail, 2017
- Factors:
o war and conflict
o drought
o ad goveret ad poliies
▪ e.g. inequitable trade, agricultural subsidies
o Mainly an access problem rather than the issue of not having it
Our Nutritional Quality of Life:
- So, there is enough to feed ~7-10 b, but not everyone gets enough to eat; how do we
measure this hunger?
o Basic caloric requirements (for a healthy life)
▪ Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of UN:
• Recommended minimum: ~2100 calories per day
• Absolute minimum: ~1800 calories per day
▪ Variations based on:
• Occupation
• Age, gender, and physical size
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Document Summary
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