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Food Security and Nutrition

In this WebQuest, you will explore the important concepts of food security and nutrition, gaining a deeper understanding of  the challenges faced globally, and discovering potential solutions to ensure everyone has access to nutritious food. By the end of this journey, you will have a deeper understanding of how food security and nutrition impact our world and what can be done to improve it.

 

Take a look  at the following video:

Read the video summary here.

Your task is to research and create a presentation that addresses the following questions:

 

1. What is food security, and what are its four main dimensions?

2. How does nutrition relate to food security?

3. What are the current global challenges to achieving food security and good nutrition?

4. What strategies can be implemented to improve food security and nutrition worldwide?

You will work in groups to gather information, analyze data, and present your findings in a clear and engaging manner. Your presentation should include visual aids such as graphs, charts, and images to illustrate your points.

Let's form 4 national teams!! In each organization will be assigned roles within teams, such as researcher, writer, designer, presenter.

Design your presentation using software like PowerPoint, Google Slides, or Canva, Genial.ly, etc., including at least the following sections:

  • Introduction to Food Security

  • Dimensions of Food Security

  • The Role of Nutrition

  • Current Challenges

  • Proposed Solutions

  • Conclusion

 

Usefull resources:

https://www.worldbank.org/en/topic/agriculture/brief/food-security-update/what-is-food-security

https://www.ifpri.org/topic/food-security/

https://concernusa.org/news/what-is-food-security/

https://link.springer.com/journal/12571

https://www.statistics.gr/documents/20181/05945f27-5ed2-3e44-af22-5f6cf7c8395d

https://www.worldbank.org/en/topic/agriculture/brief/food-security-update

https://www.fao.org/publications/home/fao-flagship-publications/the-state-of-food-security-and-nutrition-in-the-world/en

Post your team's presentation to the following padlet and reflect with other teams' presentations, providing a constructive feedback as comments.

https://padlet.com/meddiet4health/food-security-and-nutrition-m9esgih22fdul7zg

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