W04 Tutorial

Summary of our discussion


Food Shortage

• Climate Change - Shrinking Growing Periods
• Regulatory Crackdown - Farmers obligation?
• Natural Disasters - Pre/Post design, recovery
• Collapsing Economy - food inflation/shortage
• Over Consumptions
• Growing Population
• Soil Quality
• Deforestation

What Needs to be done?

• Provide food - Access and affordability
• Adaptational farming - New technology, policies that are promotional
• Make use of rainfall
• Adapt to climate change
• Fight poverty - give them the opportunity to work
• Supporting Policies, infrastructure 

What is the Issue?

• By 2050 food demand will rise 70%, worlds capacity is gradually decreasing
• Rising Prices
• Riots
• Third world countries susceptible to climate change
• Imbalance in supply and demand