hunger in sudan
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Hunger in Sudan. Lizeth Garcia EAP0400 April 4, 2013. Table of Contents. Introduction Hunger Concepts and Definition Number of Hungry People in Sudan Food Production in Sudan—Past and Present Causes of Hunger Progress in Reducing the Number of Hungry People in Sudan Video Conclusion - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Hunger in Sudan
Lizeth GarciaEAP0400
April 4, 2013
Table of Contents0 Introduction0Hunger Concepts and Definition0Number of Hungry People in Sudan0Food Production in Sudan—Past and Present0Causes of Hunger0Progress in Reducing the Number of Hungry People in
Sudan0Video0Conclusion0Works Cited
Introduction0Sudan is one of the poorest countries in the world. 0South Sudan became a separate country.0 Internal conflict, poor infrastructure, and subsistence
agriculture contribute to a high rate of food insecurity.
Hunger Concepts and Definition
0Subsistence Agriculture—Farming for oneself 0Food Insecurity—Amount of hungry people0Poor infrastructure—inadequate roads, bridges, and
storage facilities for food.
Number of Hungry People in Sudan
World Food Programme. (January 2010). South Sudan: Projected Food Security in 2010. Retrieved from http://www.internal-displacement.org/8025708F004BE3B1/(httpInfoFiles)/2530EEE85FB9EAC4C1257799003808CF/$file/sudan-south_wfp_projected-food-security_2010.jpg
Number of Hungry People in Sudan
011 Million People in Sudan are Food Insecure, including 4.3 Million in the South
Food Production in Sudan—Past and Present
0Past0 1999 Country Benefited from Oil Income0 Prosperous for a Decade
0Present0 Subsistence Agriculture 0 Flooding
Causes of Hunger0Closed Border0Restricted Trade Flow0Refugees0Returnees0Conflict0Unfavorable Exchange Rates0Expensive Fuel0Extreme climate conditions0 Poor Infrastructure
Progress in Reducing the Number of Hungry People in Sudan
0 Improved Crop Production0Subsistence Farming Beginning0Reduced Incidence of Conflict
Video
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xqkmjw_hunger-threaten-s-sudan-children_news#.UVyirWzD_4U
Conclusion
0Millions of people in Sudan are food-insecure.0Sudan must rely on foreign aid to help feed its people.
Works Cited
0 CIA World Factbook. (13, March, 2013). Sudan: Economy. Retrieved from https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/su.html
0 Daily Motion. (5, March, 2012). Hunger Threatens Sudan’s Children. Retrieved from http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xqkmjw_hunger-threaten-s-sudan-children_news#.UVyirWzD_4U
0 World Food Programme. (22, February, 2013). FAO/WFP Crop and Food Security Assessment Mission to South Sudan. Retrieved from http://documents.wfp.org/stellent/groups/public/documents/ena/wfp255584.pdf
0 World Food Programme. (19, April, 2010). Sudan: Ten Hunger Facts. Retrieved from http://www.wfp.org/stories/sudan-10-hunger-facts-nation-goes-vote