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Feeding the World: Understanding Food Distribution and Your Role in Ending Hunger

Explore the imbalance of food distribution globally and how you can make a difference by understanding your share of the world's farm. Discover why millions are hungry despite abundant resources. Learn how to maximize your farm's potential and contribute to solving the food crisis. Uncover vital statistics and facts on world food production to inspire action and promote sustainable practices.

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Feeding the World: Understanding Food Distribution and Your Role in Ending Hunger

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  1. WMST 245 SECTION 4 THE WORLD FARM AND YOUR SHARE OF IT “There is more than enough food in the world for everyone; but some are too poor to get enough.”

  2. Why do more than 800 million people not have enough to eat in the world today?

  3. Why is this 11 year old child in the Congo starving, when there is more than enough food in the world to feed everyone more than adequately?

  4. How much food is enough?

  5. How much food is enough?Or are there other questions we should be asking?

  6. HOW MUCH FOOD DOES EACH PERSON EAT?

  7. THE WORLD FARM IS MADE UP OF: • 5 BILLION HECTARES OF LAND • 1.4 BILLION WORKERS • 26 MILLION TRACTORS • 1.5 BILLION CATTLE & BUFFALOES • 1.8 BILLION SHEEP AND GOATS • 14 BILLION CHICKENS • 0.9 BILLION PIGS • IT USES 141 M TONS OF FERTILIZERS/YEAR

  8. THE WORLD’S LAND USE TOTAL AREA 13.4 Billion Hectares TOTAL LAND 13.1 Billion Hectares NON-ARABLE 11.5 AGRICULTURAL AREA 5.0 PERMANENT PASTURE 3.5 ARABLE & PERM. CROPS 1.5 IRRIGATED AREA 0.27 CEREALS 0.67 Billion Ha [2.1 Billion Tons] PULSES 0.07 Billions Ha [0.06 Billion Tons] VEGETABLES 0.04 Billion Ha [0.65 Billion Tons] FRUITS 0.05 Billion Ha [0.45 Billion Tons]

  9. YOUR FARM IS ALMOST AS BIG AS TWO FOOTBALL FIELDS(Without the End Zones – each field is about 1.1 acres)

  10. YOUR SHARE OF THE WORLD FARM

  11. YOUR FARM – HOW YOU USE IT - CROPS

  12. YOUR FARM – HOW YOU USE IT - LIVESTOCK

  13. YOUR FARM – PRODUCTION

  14. YOUR FARM – PRODUCTION (CONT’D)

  15. FOOD FROM YOUR FARM

  16. HUMANS HAVE VERY NARROW DIETS TODAY

  17. Number of People Fed from One Acre of American Farms

  18. WORLD CEREAL PRODUCTION, 2002(Metric Tons) [Source: FAO]

  19. THE WORLD’S MAIN CEREAL PRODUCERS (2002)(Source: FAO)

  20. THE WORLD’S MAIN CEREAL PRODUCERS 2002Source: FAO

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