SOC 160 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Urban Sprawl, Arable Land, Sub-Saharan Africa
22 Feb 2017
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World food production: has kept up food production, 25% higher per person at start of 20th century, 2007-2008 recession and food crisis. As a result, food prices in 2009 rose by 70% globally. Who goes hungry: 1 billion people worldwide, 30% of sub-saharan africa, 15% asia/pacific, 10% latinamerica, 5% north africa and middle east, 80% of those hungry are women and child. 10% are herders fishers and forest dwellers. Causes of world hunger: poverty, price of food, man-made famine. Development and food production: western agricultural production. Loss of food: waste 15% of solid waste in us is food waste. In the uk 25% of waste is food waste: erosion, urban sprawl development on prime farmland. People would be destroying farmland in order to build buildings, roads, etc. Losing 2 acres on farmland affects food production. Wealthier countries have more calories/protein as diet develops. Meat consumption rose 30% in us, 100% in uk, 150% in brazil.
