Food security

It is estimated that 18 million people world wide,most of whom are children,die each year due to starvation or malnutrition,and manyothers suffer a variety if dietaary deficiencies.
The Earth can only supply a limited amount of food .if the world's carrying capacity to produce food cannot meet the needs of a growing population ,anarchy and conflict will follow.Thusmfood security is closelylinked with population control through the family welfare program.It is also lilnked to the availabilty of water for farming.Food security is only possible if food is equaitably distributed to all .Many of us waste a large amount of food carelessly.This eventually places great stress on our environmental resources.
Another major concern is the support needed for small farmers so that they remain farmers rather than shifting to urban centers as unskilled industrial workers.International trade polices in regard to an improved flow of food across national borders form those who have surplus to those who have a deflict in the developing world is another issue that is a concern for planners who deal with international trade concerns.'Dumping'of under-priced foodstuffs produced in the developed world on to markets in undevelopmeed countried=s undermines crop prices and forces farmers there to adopt unsustainable practices in order to compete .