According to the United Nations, Food Security is defined as meaning that all people, at all times, have physical, social, and economic access to sufficient, safe, and nutritious food that meets their food preferences and dietary needs for an active and healthy life.
There is evidence of food security being a concern in Uganda more so in the Northern and Eastern Regions of the country. Individuals who are food secure do not live in hunger or fear of starvation.
Today, more than 90,000 people across the country go to bed hungry every night, most of them smallholder farmers who depend on agriculture to make a living and feed their families. Despite an explosion in the growth of urban slums over the last decade, nearly 75 percent of poor people in Uganda live in rural areas.
Growth in the agriculture sector from farm to fork has been shown to be at least twice as effective in reducing poverty as growth in other sectors.
Over the coming decades, a changing climate, growing global population, rising food prices, and environmental stressors will have significant yet uncertain impacts on food security. Adaptation strategies and policy responses to global change, including options for handling water allocation, land use patterns, food trade,
postharvest food processing, and food prices and safety are urgently needed.
Reductions in daily wage-earning opportunities, limited alternatives for earning income, and delayed and inadequate coverage of cash assistance from the government are expected to drive insufficient food access, this mostly affects poor households in urban areas.
Interventions
GRONET addresses acute needs as well as the root causes of hunger, poverty and malnutrition, We promote sustainable agricultural technologies, building resilience to shocks, and managing trade-offs in food security, such as balancing the nutritional benefits of meat against the ecological costs of its production, collecting and gathering food items from different stakeholders and supply it to those who are in most need.
A world free of hunger and malnutrition
Food should not be used as an instrument for political and economic pressure. Multiple different international agreements and mechanisms have been developed to address food security. The main global policy to reduce hunger and poverty is in the Sustainable Development Goals. In particular Goal 2: Zero Hunger sets globally agreed
on targets to end hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition, and promote sustainable agriculture by 2030.
Ensuring food security is a multifaceted challenge that requires a holistic approach encompassing agriculture, nutrition, social welfare, and governance. By addressing the root causes of food insecurity, implementing sustainable solutions, and fostering international cooperation, we can work towards a world where all individuals
have access to adequate and nutritious food. Let us commit to building a more resilient and equitable food system for present and future generations.
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