Food security and children in a changing environment

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Prompts for discussion

  • If a drought or flood destroys all the food a community grows can they get food from somewhere else? why or why not?
  • How can we make sure plants get watered even if there is a drought? What does this have to do with “food security”?
  • Where do the nutrients in food come from? What do you think happens if you grow the same crop on the same soil over and over again every year?
  • Write down what you ate yesterday. Where did the food you ate come from?
  • Does your school have a garden? If so, what food grows in the garden?
  • Does anyone use a cookstove or an open fire to cook at home or at school?
  • Who preparations the food in your home? Do boys and girls do different chores at home? Make a list.

 

For more information:

http://www.food-force.com/
http://www.freerice.com/