Environmental Impact On Food Security

The concern of food security is still a critical problem. The world population is increasing each day. Can we really feed 9 billion people by 2050? This is a major anxiety to the global. According to Food and Agriculture Organization of United Nations (FAO), food security only exists ‘’when all of us, at all times, have physical, social and economic access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food which meets our dietary needs and food preferences for an active and healthy life’’ (Food and Agriculture Organization of United Nations 2016). In other words, food security can be determined by the adequacy or availability of food supply; the accessibility or affordability to food; the stability of supply with no interruptions of seasonal fluctuations or shortages and lastly, utilization, the quality and safety of food. It is truly impossible to only increase attention towards one aspect. In fact, actions from global,

According to WHO, there are ‘’almost 1 in 10 people in the world fall ill after eating contaminated food and causes 420,000 deaths every year’’ (WHO 2015). Food that fails to fulfill with the minimum food safety standards will be unsafe for us to consume, eventually will be wasted. There are a series of factors that can lead to unsafe food. For example, when food is contaminated with water and when there is incorrect usage of pesticides. Unhygienic and poor handling or inadequate temperature control can also cause food to be unsafe. These types of problems need to be solved in order to improve food security. Food has to be properly handled, produced and stored according to the food safety standards. Food chain operators must strictly require a good hygiene and agricultural practices. So that workers are all knowledgeable and skillful in producing safe food and preventing food wastage. Consequently, the quantity of final food that is safe and nutritious to consume will be