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Abstract
Food supply is a facet of daily life that many take for granted. The flow of goods to; from
countries and continents sustains modern life, to which many of us have become accustomed.
The global network of trade that makes the lives of billions, while regularly maintained and
adapted, falls victim unexpected geopolitical and natural events. From natural disasters such as
floods and landslides to political events such as sanctions and war, there exist many factors that
affect the quality and quantity of food supply. Such events have less of an effect on well-
established communities and populations. There exists an acute need to remedy the detrimental
effects that natural disasters have on the food supply — especially of smaller and more rural
Problem statement: "What is the impact of natural disasters on the food supply system
globally?"
The subject in question in regards to the food supply is the effect of natural disasters.
While the disasters themselves may be wide-ranging, the results remain the same: the disruption
of the food supply. Across the world, where outdated infrastructure and poor working practices
sustains the global system of food supply, natural disasters and events can regularly be seen
impeding on the food trade. With the damage done to people's roads, shipping equipment, and
farms, there exist multiple facets of the food industry that stand to be negatively affected by
natural disasters.
PROBLEM STATEMENT 3
These supply chain factors can create significant political shifts and emigration crises
such as the Irish potato famine, which saw a significant population of Irish moving abroad. In
this study, I will be examining the effect that natural disasters have on the food supply in Latin
America and how this has affected immigration to the USA. What is critical to understand is the
degree of severity that natural disasters have on the food supply of less populated towns and how
References
Gráda, C. Ó., & O'Rourke, K. H. (1997). Migration as disaster relief: lessons from the Great Irish
Impact of main natural disasters on food production in Latin America and the Caribbean (2006-
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Rodríguez-Oreggia, E., de la Fuente, A., & de la Torre, R. (2008, December). United Nations
Development Programme Regional Bureau for Latin America and the Caribbean.
Retrieved from
https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/6923/c3ab75267145a876cc2f3f4fa0cf0e49aa84.pdf.
Zorrilla & O.Saldaña-Zorrilla, S. (2008, November 25). Stakeholders' views on reducing rural
vulnerability to natural disasters in Southern Mexico: Hazard exposure and coping and
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S095937800800085X.
PROBLEM STATEMENT 5
New Prospective:
How natural disasters affects food supply chain and migration in small rural areas of Latin
America?
Instructions;
- 2,000+ words = about 8-10 pages double-spaced w/ 12-inch font; length excludes
- Evaluate and articulate the many dimensions (whether social, ecological, cultural,
- our essay must be well researchedand well written. It must have a clear thesis statement.
You must provide supporting evidence for each of your arguments (and correctly cite
least 3key terms (in boldfont) from class lectures or readings. Steps to help you prepare
your paper will be due over the course of the semester, including a rough draft peer-
review. You should properly cite the sources of information used in your report and
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-Cultural Landscape
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- GMO’s
- Hunger
-Undernutrition
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