Food security is the state of having access to enough amount of nutritious, safe and culturally accepted foods as well as producing enough food to earn a decent wage. Brazil, the world’s forth largest food exporter has a strong agricultural and industrial power. Despite that, poverty and food insecurity is still a concern. According to IFAD (2012), about 51 percent, which is approximately 18 million of Brazil’s population earn less than two dollars a day in rural areas. The cause of poverty is mainly due to the lack of education and skills training as well as the unfairness in land tenure. Next year (2015), it is estimated that Brazil’s population will rise to 203, 657, 000 and in 50 years (2065), it will approximately be 225, 568, 000. The rise of population will increase demand for food. However, nearly a third of Brazil’s population is in the state of food insecurity, which …show more content…
Social status needs to be taken into consideration as it depends on which class they belong in. Being aware and making sure that the government does something about this issue is a political consideration. The government responded to this issue as they formed programs that address address the inequality in land tenure and the lack of education and skills training. This includes the the 2010 Technical Assistance and Rural Extension Law and a National Policy to support to smallholder production. In 2009, the country’s social assistance program was also extended to consider the additional 1.3 million households. Fome Zero, program by the government established by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in 2003 that targets poverty and hunger in Brazil. The economic consideration that contribute to this issue is money. A report on agriculture estimates that after 2020, Brazil will suffer a loss of $3.1 billion a year. Money needs to be taken into consideration because it depends on how much money is