INTST101 Chapter 8: Chapter 8 Food
13 Jan 2016
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Climate change will deeply affect the food we consume and crop yield. 1: heat waves may harm sensitive crops, crop production will reduce by 2% per decade (20% drop by the end of the 21 st century) Inequality of production and consumption between the global north and global south: the global north. Middle class can access sufficient food and can avoid starvation and malnutrition. Others face economic pressures (e. g. shifting gas prices and lingering recession) causing them to rely more on local food banks and government support: the global south. 3/4 of family"s income goes to food expenses. There is an inequality between where food is produced and where population is mostly concentrated. Unequal access to land, technology, and employment opportunities cause chronic undernutrition. Socioeconomic and environmental factors also cause chronic undernutrition; they include: Inequality in food distribution, competition between biofuel needs and human-consumption needs, availability of water, food security and food contamination.
