SOLUTION
The solutions for food insecurity that have been put into practice are: providing 1 million primary school children with nutritious meals daily that are sourced from local produce, link smallholder farmers to markets so they can increase their incomes and food security, promote improved nutrition and better resilience to climate shocks across the country.
Another way to help feed the undernourished and poor is to educate adults and children to farm plants suitable for the area and season. Communities would be provided with lessons on how to farm and cook nutritious, cheap and filling meals.
In our group, we have thought of many different ways how to overcome and resolve this issue. We have brainstormed ways that Zambia will best benefit from our solutions. Improving soil quality, improving irrigation methods, transportation between different communities and how to make the most of the land available for farming are the solutions we have come up with. We believe our solutions are the best because with improved soil quality, crops are provided with essential nutrients which will encourage growth. The soil we want should absorb the water and nutrients necessary for the best growth. Zambia’s rural areas are most dependant on rain more than irrigation to water their crops, we have thought of ways that irrigation can help improve production. We believe that once communities begin to grow crops over different rural areas in Zambia, transportation methods could be put in order to deliver products to and from communities over the area. Currently less than 30 percent of Zambia’s arable land is being cultivated. Zambia has three separate Argo-ecological regions which are mainly based on rainfall amount but also include soils and other climate characteristics. We would like to see ways Zambia could get the best use out of the arable land available, in 2011 approximately 34000km² of the land was arable, but only 30 percent was being used. With all these solutions being successful, more food will be produced which means less hunger throughout the country. The more produce that is made, means it will be able to supply for the population and growth rates will increase because women’s nutrience levels would have improved which means it would be suitable for a healthier pregnancy. Small businesses could form too, delivering crops and harvesting throughout the growing season means a small income for individuals.
PROS AND CONS OF THIS SOLUTION
Pros- Cons
-More available food for poor communities - People won't buy the produce
-Less people dying from malnutrition - Weather disasters can have a dramatic affect
-More jobs for people on low incomes - Won't be enough funding
-Education for younger people on how to grow food and work
- More food production
The solutions for food insecurity that have been put into practice are: providing 1 million primary school children with nutritious meals daily that are sourced from local produce, link smallholder farmers to markets so they can increase their incomes and food security, promote improved nutrition and better resilience to climate shocks across the country.
Another way to help feed the undernourished and poor is to educate adults and children to farm plants suitable for the area and season. Communities would be provided with lessons on how to farm and cook nutritious, cheap and filling meals.
In our group, we have thought of many different ways how to overcome and resolve this issue. We have brainstormed ways that Zambia will best benefit from our solutions. Improving soil quality, improving irrigation methods, transportation between different communities and how to make the most of the land available for farming are the solutions we have come up with. We believe our solutions are the best because with improved soil quality, crops are provided with essential nutrients which will encourage growth. The soil we want should absorb the water and nutrients necessary for the best growth. Zambia’s rural areas are most dependant on rain more than irrigation to water their crops, we have thought of ways that irrigation can help improve production. We believe that once communities begin to grow crops over different rural areas in Zambia, transportation methods could be put in order to deliver products to and from communities over the area. Currently less than 30 percent of Zambia’s arable land is being cultivated. Zambia has three separate Argo-ecological regions which are mainly based on rainfall amount but also include soils and other climate characteristics. We would like to see ways Zambia could get the best use out of the arable land available, in 2011 approximately 34000km² of the land was arable, but only 30 percent was being used. With all these solutions being successful, more food will be produced which means less hunger throughout the country. The more produce that is made, means it will be able to supply for the population and growth rates will increase because women’s nutrience levels would have improved which means it would be suitable for a healthier pregnancy. Small businesses could form too, delivering crops and harvesting throughout the growing season means a small income for individuals.
PROS AND CONS OF THIS SOLUTION
Pros- Cons
-More available food for poor communities - People won't buy the produce
-Less people dying from malnutrition - Weather disasters can have a dramatic affect
-More jobs for people on low incomes - Won't be enough funding
-Education for younger people on how to grow food and work
- More food production