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Food Security: Full Planet, Changing Climate, Empty Plates…
The world population is estimated to be 7.017 billion, according to the United States Census Bureau in March 12 2012 Report. The UN Population Division estimated that by 2050, the global population is projected to be between 8.3 billion and 10.9 Billion.
What does this mean for Africa?
That out of the 7.017 billion, it is the second most populated continent following Asia with its 4.2 billion inhabitants accounting for over 60% of the world’s population and 15% of the world’s population which is close to one billion people is from Africa.
That out of the 7.017 billion, it is the second most populated continent following Asia with its 4.2 billion inhabitants accounting for over 60% of the world’s population and 15% of the world’s population which is close to one billion people is from Africa.
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| Map showing urban areas with at least one million inhabitants in 2006. Only 3% of the world's population lived in cities in 1800; this proportion had risen to 47% by 2000, and reached 50.5% by 2010.[47] By 2050, the proportion may reach 70%.[48] |
consumption for a given year exceeds the planets ability to replenish. The Earth Overshoot day arrives a few days earlier each year. This is but a minuscule indicator of how dire the food situation is globally.
Population growth will greatly increase the amount of food needed to adequately feed sub Saharan Africa’s people. Sub Sahara Population is projected to reach to 2 billion people in 2050.
Why is Africa at risk?
Today, 30 million children (1 in 5) in sub-Saharan Africa are underweight – 5.5 million more than 20 years ago. In March 12 2012, statistics show that nearly 240 million people or one person in every four lack adequate food to a healthy and active life.
Why is Africa at risk?
Today, 30 million children (1 in 5) in sub-Saharan Africa are underweight – 5.5 million more than 20 years ago. In March 12 2012, statistics show that nearly 240 million people or one person in every four lack adequate food to a healthy and active life.
In 2009, Kenya's population was estimated at 38.6 million, up from 28.7 million in 1999, 21.4 million in 1989 and 15.3 million in 1979 (CBS, 1979, 1989, 1999, KNBS, 2010). Please note that a third (12.7 million) of Kenyans live in urban areas with 60-70% of those in informal settlements, where land is scarce and the environmental conditions tolerable at best, causing 35% of children under the age of five years to be stunted, 16% underweight and 7% to be wasted. [Kenya Demographic Health Survey 2009].
What measures are being put forward to adapt to the changing climate? What measures are being put forward to prepare for the future? Watch the following trailer to the documentary: Future of Food.
Will we continue to waste food because we know we can afford it? What is the government doing to make sure their population's food supply is secure?
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