6 Solutions to Food Insecurity

Article from the Journal of Nonprofit Innovation

Posted on 2024-02-02 12:00:52

Here are six solutions and action items that can be adopted and considered by governments, communities and countries as they work to improve the food insecurity concerns around them.

1

Engage Local Nonprofits

"By working together with governments and NGOs, they have already made inroads on adaptation policy, innovation and finance." - Global Food Security Index, 2022

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2

Invest in Small-Scale Farmers

"Small-scale farmers can produce more food, diversify production, and supply both urban and rural markets." - World Health Organization, 2023

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3

Support Female Farmers

"Families and communities benefit more with female farmers because they invest in better food, education, and health care." - Heifer International, 2022

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If women farmers were given the same opportunities and resources as men, production could increase between 2.5-4%, which would lead to a decrease of 12-17% of malnourished people in the world (World Food Programme, 2023e). This would raise approximately 150 million people out of poverty and hunger.

Rural women play an essential role in global food production, due to the fact that they are a quarter of the world’s population. Women also make up 41% of the world’ agricultural workforce, and those numbers are higher in developing countries. “In South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa, 60% of women work in agriculture” (Heifer International, 2022).

4

Targeted Public Policies & Investments

"Policy makers & investors need to create policies that establish a healthier food environment for growing healthy foods & better access to healthy food systems." - JoNI, 2023

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