Engineers Without Borders presentation on Food for Thought

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Engineers Without Borders presentation onFood
for Thought
Welcome to the..
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Truth or Myth 1
Overpopulation causes hunger.
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Truth or Myth 2
The world has enough food to feed everyone.
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Truth or Myth 3
Food aid can hurt people in developing countries.
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Truth or Myth 4
Famine is caused by natural disasters.
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Map of World Hunger
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Process your own rice!
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Paddy Cleaning
Husk Separation
Grade Separation
Husking
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How does the activity relate to the real world?
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Making farming more productive

• Treadle pump
• Allows farmers to irrigate their fields
• Adds a growing season
• Family avoids hunger
• Surplus of food can be sold for income

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Improving food processing

• Cashew processing

Cashew fruit
Nut shell
Nut
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