{"id":27316,"date":"2022-07-14T19:52:37","date_gmt":"2022-07-14T23:52:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/goebt.com\/4-c-impacting-food-security\/"},"modified":"2025-06-30T12:15:40","modified_gmt":"2025-06-30T16:15:40","slug":"4-c-impacting-food-security","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/goebt.com\/4-c-impacting-food-security\/","title":{"rendered":"4 C’s Impacting Food Security"},"content":{"rendered":"

From COVID-19 to conflicts like the Russia-Ukraine war to rising costs from inflation and food supply chain issues, the last two-and-a-half years have not been easy for any of us. COVID-19 has impacted nearly every facet of our lives worldwide, but it has had a particularly strong impact on food security. World hunger and poverty has already been a major issue across the globe, and COVID-19 has only made things worse. According to the World Food Program (WFP) the number of severely food-insecure people has doubled since the pandemic from 136 million<\/a><\/span> people to 276 million<\/span><\/strong><\/a> people and is estimated to rise to 323 million<\/span><\/strong> people by the end of 2022. Here are the main factors that have led us to the verge of a hunger catastrophe…<\/p>\n

COVID-19<\/span><\/h2>\n

Prior to COVID, approximately 11% of households were food insecure, a number that is now approximately 15%<\/span><\/strong><\/a>. <\/span><\/strong>The pandemic has also caused major issues in the food supply chain that have led to substantial price increases, supply shortages, and transportation issues. These continuing COVID-19 challenges and supply shortages could send <\/span>9.3 to 13.6 million children into acute malnutrition<\/span><\/strong><\/a> this year.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

CLIMATE SHOCK<\/h2>\n

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Climate shock occurs when an event or natural disaster disrupts the sustainability of a community. Changes in climate impact farming and agriculture which in turn disrupts the food supply chain. A study from PLOS<\/span><\/strong><\/a> noted that <\/span>71%<\/span><\/strong> of households reported experiencing climate shock and that these households were <\/span>1.73 times more likely to be food insecure<\/span><\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n

CONFLICT<\/h2>\n

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Conflict is the largest contributing factor, with 60% of hungry people in the world living in conflict-afflicted areas.<\/span><\/strong><\/a> One of the more recent conflicts being Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine, who is a major wheat supplier that millions depend on. As of May 2022, the World Food Program estimates that 1 in 3 households across the Ukraine are now food insecure.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

COST OF FOOD + FUEL<\/h2>\n

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An unprecedented jump in food prices of 13%<\/span><\/strong><\/a> occurred in March of 2022. The price of wheat and oil has increased as much as 300%<\/span><\/strong><\/a> in areas like Africa and the Middle East, <\/span><\/strong>driven by the fact that Russia and Ukraine account for <\/span>24% of global wheat exports<\/span><\/strong><\/a>.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Other notable increases include<\/span><\/a>:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Thankfully, the USDA and many other organizations are working hard to combat food insecurity. You can read more about the USDA Food System Transformation Framework here<\/span><\/strong><\/a> to learn how the USDA intends to address supply chain issues and food insecurity.<\/p>\n

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Make a Difference in Your Community<\/h2>\n

Join the fight against hunger<\/em> <\/span><\/a>by accepting EBT in your store. By doing this you increase access to fresh, nutritious foods to those who don\u2019t otherwise have access. 1 in 8 people in the United States are SNAP recipients, which means there is probably a large number of SNAP recipients in your community. By accepting EBT, you not only increase business by opening your doors up to a new group of customers, but you also become an essential community pillar. Local stores and businesses are the go-to for SNAP recipients in more rural areas that are not close to major supermarkets!<\/p>\n

Learn more <\/span><\/strong>about stocking requirements<\/span><\/strong><\/a> and how to become a <\/span><\/strong>SNAP retailer<\/span><\/strong><\/a>.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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From COVID-19 to conflicts like the Russia-Ukraine war to rising costs from inflation and food supply chain issues, the last two-and-a-half years have not been easy for any of us. COVID-19 has impacted nearly every facet of our lives worldwide, but it has had a particularly strong impact on food security. World hunger and poverty […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":244,"featured_media":27319,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[197,208],"class_list":["post-27316","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-important-announcement","tag-featured","tag-industry-news-usda-fns"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/goebt.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27316","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/goebt.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/goebt.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/goebt.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/244"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/goebt.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27316"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/goebt.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27316\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":32687,"href":"https:\/\/goebt.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27316\/revisions\/32687"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/goebt.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/27319"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/goebt.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27316"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/goebt.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27316"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/goebt.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27316"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}