The lesson has been designed to be covered in 45 minutes, but it can be covered in greater or less detail to fit the needs of the class. Teachers are encouraged to cover all objectives and content areas. For each objective, a variety of activities and discussion points are provided from which teachers can select those most appropriate for their students.
Students should understand that hunger and malnutrition are caused and perpetuated by a number of factors, all of which need to be addressed to ensure that all people get the food they need for an active and healthy life. Poverty, social inequality and lack of education are primary among these causes and are major obstacles to ending hunger and malnutrition in the world.
Objective 1 provides an overview of the food supply system in order to help students understand where food comes from and how any breakdown in this complex process can affect the food supply, creating hunger in an area or among certain populations.
Objective 2 introduces the concept of food security - having access at all times to the food we need to lead an active and healthy life - and emphasizes the need to ensure that all people are well nourished and food-secure. The three fundamental pillars of food security - availability, accessibility, and use of food - are discussed, using case studies to learn from actual country experiences in fighting hunger and malnutrition. If time permits, these case studies can be presented in detail and studied for several class periods; if not, teachers can provide brief summaries of the major points of each case study for use in class discussions.
| 1. To understand the food system that feeds people |
| 2. To understand what it means to be food secure |
