FOO D P R OD UC TI ON A N D

FOO D C R I S I S
SUBMITTED BY,
SHALU SUNDAR S. P.
DEPT. OF ENGLISH
ROLL NO. 77
INTRODUCTION

• FOOD CRISIS OCCURS WHEN RATES OF HUNGER AND MALNUTRITION RISE

SHARPLY AT LOCAL, NATIONAL OR GLOBAL LEVELS.
FOOD CRISIS
• TODAY, MILLIONS OF CHILDREN ARE FACING THE WORST HUNGER CRISIS THAT THE
WORLD HAS SEEN IN DECADES .

• 45 MILLION PEOPLE ARE CLOSE TO STARVATION RIGHT NOW FACING FAMINE OR

FAMINE LIKE CONDITION WITH CHILDREN AND WOMEN HIT THE HARDEST.

• THERE ARE 5,84,0000 GIRLS, BOYS, WOMEN AND MEN FACING CATASTROPHIC
LEVELS OF HUNGER AND INCREASE OF 300% IN THE PAST 6 MONTHS ALONE.

• UNLESS ACTIONIS TAKEN NOW, MORE LIVES WILL BE LOST AND THE DEVASTATING
EFFECTS ON THE LIVES OF CHILDREN, ESPECIALLY GIRLS.
REASONS

• GROWING POPULATION
• POVERTY
• ENVIRONMENTAL SHOCKS
• DETERIORATION OF AGRICULTURE LAND
• WASTAGE OF FOOD ITEMS
CAUSES
• COVID 19
• GROWING POPULATION
• CLIMATE CHANGE
• ECONOMIC INSTABILITY
CAUSES

• COVID 19
• CONFLICT
• CLIMATE CHANGE
• ECONOMIC INSTABILITY
INCREASE FOOD PRODUCTION

THE TECHNIQUE IS THE COMBINATION OF DESIRABLE AND SUITABLE

CHARACTERISTICS FROM MANY SELECTED CROPS INTO A SINGLE HYBRID CROP,
THEN TO MULTIPLY IT AND MAKE THE HYBRID PLANT AVAILABLE TO FARMERS FOR
CROPPING.
THUS CROP IMPROVEMENTAL REFERS TO THE GENETIC ALTERATION OF PLANTS
TO SATISFY HUMAN NEEDS.
METHODS FOR INCREASE FOOD PRODUCTION

• INCREASE LIVESTOCK AND PASTURE PRODUCTIVITY

• IMPROVE CROP BREEDING
• IMPROVE SOIL AND WATER MANAGEMENT
• PLANT EXISTING CROPLAND MORE FREQUENTLY
• ADAPT TO CLIMATE CHANGE
INCREASE LIVESTOCK AND PASTURE PRODUCTIVITY

• BOOSTING PASTURE PRODUCTIVITY

• FERTILIZATION OF PASTURE
• EMPLOYING ROTATIONAL GRAZING
IMPROVE CROP BREEDING

• YIELD GROWTH – CONVENTIONAL BREEDING

• SELECTION OF BEST PERFORMING CROPS
• ADVANCE IN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY-CHEAPER AND FASTER
• “ORPHAN CROPS”
IMPROVE SOIL AND WATER MANAGEMENT

• BOOST CROP YIELDS IN DEGRADED SOILS –BY IMPROVING SOIL AND WATER
MANAGEMENT PRACTICES.

• AGROFORESTY OR INCORPORATING TREES ON FARMS AND PASTURES CAN HELP

REGENERATE DEGRADED LAND AND BOOST YIELDS.

• RAINWATET HARVESTING, AGROFORESTY, FARMER TO FARMER EDUCATION

PLANT EXISTING CROPLAND MORE FREQUENTLY

• FREQUENT PLANTING AND HARVESTING – REDUCE FALLOW LAND OR

INCREASING “DOUBLE CROPPING”

• RESEARCHERS SHOULD CONDUCT MORE SPATIALLY EXPLICIT ANALYSE TO

DETERMINE WHERE CROPPING INTENSITY INCREASES ARE MORE FEASIBLE.
ADAPT TO CLIMATE CHANGE
• THE 2014 INTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGE
REPORT PROJECTED THAT WITHOUT ADAPTATION, GLOBAL
CROP YIELD WILL LIKELY DECLINE BY AT LEAST 5 PERCENT BY
2050.

• ADAPTATION WILL REQUIRE IMPLEMENTING OTHER MENU

ITEMS, AS WELL AS BREEDING CROPS TO COPE WITH HIGHER
TEMPERATURE, ESTABLISHING WATER CONSERVATION SYSTEM
AND CHANGING PRODUCTION SYSTEM.
CONCLUSION

• THERE IS CONCERN THAT AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION IN DEVELOPING

COUNTRIES WILL CAUSE ENVIRONMENTAL THREATS IN THE FUTURE, AS
PRODUCTION WILL HAVE TO INCREASE TO SATISFY THE GROWING DEMAND FOR
FOOD.