Food Insecurity And Hunger In Brazil

Food insecurity is one of the most serious and upsetting issues that many countries in the world face today. Food is a necessity for survival, and it is unfortunate that so many people do not have access to this key essential of life. Food security is defined as: “when all people at all times have access to sufficient, safe, nutritious food to maintain a healthy and active life.” Thus, food insecurity occurs when these conditions are not being met. Globally, approximately 795 million people are undernourished. Governments and organizations have begun to address this serious problem, and some progress has been made to bring this number down, but more needs to be done to solve the food security and hunger crisis. Issues with hunger often

Its population is about 203 million, making it the world’s fifth most populated country. Brazil is one of the major success stories when it comes to food security overall. The country ranks very high among developing countries in addressing the issue of food insecurity and hunger, and the country believes hunger and food security are issues of high priority. Even more impressive is the fact that Brazil was taken off the UN World Hunger Map in 2014, which is a big step in the right direction. In addition to a drastic reduction in malnutrition recently, between the years 2000-2002 and 2005-2007, Brazil was able to reduce the number of hungry people by one third. Much of this recent success can be attributed to public policies focused on increasing incomes for the Brazilian poor and increasing food supplies. One of these successes is called the National School Meals Program, which, as the name suggests, distributes meals to school children throughout the year; this has helped reduce the incidence of child undernutrition. Brazil’s government has been actively trying to manage the problem of food insecurity, and has had most of its success due to its Zero Hunger program, which has decreased child malnutrition by 73%, and has established food banks, community kitchens, and they have been supportive of local farmers. Another program that has worked well is Brazil’s welfare program Bolsa Familia. By targeting and helping low-income and impoverished families throughout the country using conditional cash transfers among other methods, this program continues to help improve the food accessibility and nutrition deficiencies facing its citizens. Brazil has also invested resources into agricultural development in order to promote sustainability. The issue with food security in Brazil is an interesting one to examine. In early June, 2015, former Brazilian president Luis Inacio Lula da Silva