The Center Youth Finland have a campaign about the foodsecurity that is an issue as well here in Filnand as in countries that are as far as in Africa. Farmers everywhere share some issues and their working conditions need to be protected in order to promote foodsecurtiy everywhere in the world. Here is the campaign video, that I find hilarious. At the same time it raises awareness of the problems of farmers and of everybody, the problems that have to do with food security , the problems that will be bigger the years to come. I think we should be taking it seriously already now. The campaign is called "From Elimäki to Ethiopia" (Elimäki being a Finnish rural municipality.) Unfortunately the video is only in Finnish.
Food security will be one of the biggest topics of the 2020’s when there will probably be even more hungry people on the globe. This problem is combined with so many other things such as overpopulation, pollution of the environment and the climate change. These things also affect to the situation of human rights while there will be more and more political crises and armed conflicts because of hunger.
Nevertheless, food security is not just a poverty issue; it is a much larger issue that involves the whole food system and affects every one of us in some way.
Food security happens when...
- farmers and fishers can earn a fair income for their efforts
- food is produced in a way that is safe for people and the environment
- local, regional, and community food production is supported
when all people at all times have access to enough food that...
- is affordable, safe and healthy
- is culturally acceptable
- meets specific dietary needs
- is obtained in a dignified manner
Food insecurity happens whenever food is hard to get, such as when:
- there are no farms or grocery stores nearby
- our food travels great distances to get to us
- there isn't enough money
- healthy & safe food is not available
- healthy foods cost more than unhealthy foods
- our rivers are polluted so fish don't survive
- our traditional foods are not available or accessible