Sub Saharan Africa food security

Question 1

global population

Answer 1

2012- 7 billion

2050- 9.6 billion

Question 2

what is replacement level fertility?

Answer 2

total fertility rate in which a population replaces itself from one generation to the next, without migration
rate roughly 2.1 children/women

Question 3

SS Africa fertility rate

why?

Answer 3

2005-10= 5.4
2050= 3.2
urbanisation, less child mortality, increase income

Question 4

how many of SS Africa’s people undernourished?

Answer 4

27%

Question 5

What fertility replacement level does SS Africa want to reach by 2050?

Answer 5

2.1

Question 6

Advantage of reaching 2.1?

Answer 6

lower food demand by 600 trillion kilo calories by 2050
reduce size of crop production gap
demographic dividend
reduce agricultural impact & carbon emissions

Question 7

How to achieve 2.1?

Answer 7

female education, reproductive health services access, family planning education/access, reduce child mortality

Question 8

Whose responsibility to reach 2.1?

Answer 8

national gov.- policies for education and health
bi and multilateral development agencies support programs
Civil society organisations- raise awareness, resources

Question 9

Is it possible to reach 2.1 by 2050?

Answer 9

History- Peru went from 7 to 2.5 between 1960-2010, but still relatively poor
Vietnam= penalties for larger families- 7.4 to 2 in 30 years
Botswana- well structured investments (free health facilities- family planning)