4.6 Access to food

Geography

Grade 4

Food production in south africa

Module 26

Access to food

Have you ever seen somebody holding a poster like this?

Yes, many people in South Africa do not have enough food from day to day.

Activity 1

To draw up a list of possible reasons why people do not have enough food to eat [lo 3.1, 3.2, 3.3]

Draw up a list of possible reasons why people might not have enough food to eat. First discuss this fully in your groups.

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Now the different groups can get the educator to help with consolidating the reasons listed to put them together in one list and to make suggestions about how the problem of lack of access to food can be addressed. If there is a food need in your immediate environment, the grade / school could think of ways in which to become involved in projects that address this problem.

Assessment

Learning outcome 3: exploring issues

The learner will be able to make informed decisions about social and environmental issues and problems.

Assessment standard

We know this when the learner:

3.1 identifies issues associated with resources and services in a particular context;

3.2 identifies the factors that influence why some people have better access to resources compared to others in a particular context;

• suggests ways to improve access to resources in a particular context.

Memorandum

Possible reasons why people do not have enough food to eat

• Unemployed
• No income
• Lives far from services
• Poor transport
• No cooling facilities (food becomes bad)