Exploring global food security

Year level: Lower secondary /Upper secondary Learning outcomes Students investigate the extent of the problem of food insecurity in the world and what Australia is doing to address food insecurity. Name some countries where you think people have access to sufficient healthy food. In small groups, compare your lists and discuss why you have selected these countries. Use the latest version of 'The State of the Food Insecurity in the World' from the Food and Agriculture Organization's website http://www.fao.org/sof/sofi/index_en.htm and map http://www.fao.org/es/ess/faostat/foodsecurity/FSMap/map14.htm to check your list and answer the following questions: How many people do not have enough to eat? (ie How many are food insecure?) Where do they live? How would you describe these countries? (Think about their economic, social, political and environmental conditions) What factors contribute to food security? What links are there between food security and poverty? Develop a 'web map' that shows and summarises the main causes of food insecurity. Describe how your physique, health and lifestyle would differ if you and your family were often hungry. Read the Food Security background at: http://www.globaleducation.edna.edu.au/globaled/go/pid/177 then prepare a report explaining how aid from Australia contributes to improving food security for countries in its region. Assessment task Create a plus/minus/interesting chart (PMI) for one action addressing food insecurity.