Categorias: Todos - causes - economy - assistance - affordability

por Maegan Ho 3 anos atrás

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2021 G101 L10-12 From Simple to Complex

Singapore, known for its high food security, still faces challenges with food insecurity affecting a small percentage of its population. Between 2016 and 2018, 4.1% of Singaporeans struggled with moderate to severe food insecurity.

2021 G101 L10-12 From Simple to Complex

2021 G101 L10-12 From Simple to Complex

What we do not know?

Which households fall under 4.1 % that are facing hunger?,How can we cater to these groups specifically ?(andris)
What are the needs of these people?(andris)
What are the companies involve in helping lack of food/ the needy (helena)
Which households are currently facing food insecurities and how can we better fullfill the needs of the people (helana)
What difficulties did the 4.1% faced which led to their food insecurities? (mingchuang)

What do we know?

Singapore majority are not suffering from food problems but there is minority that are suffering from it so we should try to help food insecure households (helena)
4.1% of Singaporeans faced moderate to severe food insecurity between 2016 to 2018 (mingchuang)
Singpaore is the most food secure country in the world from 2016 to 2018(andris)

Main topic

causes

financially unstable / especially during the covid period where businesses have been terminated. (mingchuang)
Lack of Information
Unaware of how to cook the food which results in food wastage/Unaware of subsidies/beneficiaries(andris)
lack of food availability (helena)
preference of food which each individual might not suit them when given out to them. (mingchuang)
food wastage (maegan)
Food waste accounts for about 11 per cent of the total waste generated in Singapore. The overall amount of food waste generated in 2020 was 665,000 tonnes (helena)
lack of manpower (maegan)
food insecurity (maegan)
covid causes decrease economy, so price of food is increased, many people cannot afford (helena)

While meal prices in Singapore can vary, the average cost of food in Singapore is SG$30 per day. Based on the spending habits of previous travelers, when dining out an average meal in Singapore should cost around SG$12 per person (helena)

What do we find out?

how do we encourage people to join and help the needy (helena)
find out which companies that are helping the needy through charity donation of food (helena)
find out which companies fighting for food wastage (maegan)
find out ways to reduce food wastage (maegan)
find out the causes that cause food insecurities (helena)
find out the different parts of the ecosystem that leads to food insecurity and the negative consequences (helena)
Ways to help solve the issue of food insecurity in singapore(mingchuang)