Title: Unit 8 Lessons
Course: Human Nutrition and Dietetics > Section: UNIT 8: FOOD SECURITY

Food security plays a key role in influencing health and safety in the community.

In this unit, you will be introduced to food security at the household and community level.  You will learn about the causes and coping strategies that households adopt during food shortages. This unit enables you to gain knowledge on what affects food security and how people cope.

LEARNING RESOURCES & ACTIVITIES

1.   Read these articles on the state of food security in the world
        Article I: Transforming Food Systems for Affordable Healthy Diets
        Article II: The food system and factors affecting household food security and nutrition
2.   Read the slide notes on the influencers of food security

TASK 8.1

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After you have read the article 1 and article 2 on the state of food security in the world from the link provided in the resources section, take notes for your individual use on factors influencing food security.

TASK 8.2

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Visit the community surrounding the health centre you are at for your field study. While in the community visit 10 homesteads and the nearby market centre and perform a survey by interviewing and recording the participants about the following;

1. Food availability, household food security, maternal and child health practices, education level and their culture.

2. What are their coping strategies?

Notice

Seek the permission of participants and state the purpose of the survey before starting the interview