1. Engineers Without Borders Welcome to the Engineers Without Borders presentation of… Food for Thought

2. Truth or Myth? Overpopulation causes hunger.

3. Truth or Myth? Overpopulation causes hunger. MYTH

4. What is food aid? a) Food sent for emergency relief after a disaster. b) Food and money sent for emergency relief after a disaster. c) Food and money sent for emergency relief after a disaster and throughout the year to try to provide hunger relief.

5. a) Food sent for emergency relief after a disaster. b) Food and money sent for emergency relief after a disaster. c) Food and money sent for emergency relief after a disaster and throughout the year to try to provide hunger relief. What is food aid?

6. Food aid can hurt people in developing countries. Truth or Myth?

7. Food aid can hurt people in developing countries.  TRUTH Truth or Myth?

8. The world grows enough food to feed everyone.

9. Truth or Myth? The world grows enough food to feed everyone.  TRUTH

10. a) 55% b) 65% c) 85% What percentage of people living in poverty in rural Africa rely on farming to live and make money?

11. a) 55% b) 65% c) 85% What percentage of people living in poverty in rural Africa rely on farming to live and make money?

12. Famine is caused by natural disasters. Truth or Myth?

13. Famine is caused by natural disasters. MYTH Truth or Myth?

14. Percentage of Population < 5% 5% - 15%15% - 25%25% – 35% > 35% Map of World Hunger

15. Poverty Access to Land Institutions War/Armed Conflict Policies Access to Technology Causes of Hunger

16.  Farmers depend on the rains  Farming requires a lot of energy  Crops are vulnerable to disease and pests Farming is Tough

17. Paddy Cleaning Husking Husk Separation Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Activity: Process your own Rice

18. ActivityReal World Quantity of crop Quality of crop Food processing Agricultural subsidies Why would some countries produce more rice than others? Why would some countries produce higher quality rice than others? What could make it easier to process the rice? Was it fair that the Canada was paid more for their rice? How did that make the other countries feel? Relating to the Real World

19. Making Farming More Productive The Treadle Pump  Allows farmers to quickly irrigate fields  Simple and easy to maintain  Farmers produce more crops to eat and sell

20. What YOU Can Do  Be a global citizen  Learn how YOUR actions affect other people around the world!  Take actions that make a positive difference!  Inspire others

21. Fair Trade  Fair Trade means farmers receive a fair price for their products  Chocolate, coffee, tea, sugar, bananas & more!  Visit ewb.ca/fairtrade or www.transfair.ca