World food crisis

Our World Food Crisis special features a number of exercises to get students thinking about the roots of the current food crisis.

Teacher’s notes

A background document on the causes of the food crisis

Food crisis possible reasons exercise

An exercise designed to get students thinking about the root causes of the food crisis.

Divided world exercise

This exercise shows how the world’s food supply is divided.

World food crisis quiz

A comprehension quiz on an article by Trócaire’s trade policy officer Michael O’Brien covering rising food prices.

Food crisis walking debate

The walking debate exercise will stimulate debate in the classroom on issues surrounding the food crisis.

Food crisis case study

A look at how the food crisis has affected people in Ethiopia and Burma