2b. Quality Control Measures

FOOD EMERGENCY: situation where a population's access to sufficient, safe, and nutritious food is severely compromised due to a disaster, conflict, or other crisis.

• True

• False

Causes for food emergencies are always man-made crises

• True

• False

Earthquakes, floods and volcanic activity are examples of

• Man-made disasters

• Food Insecurity

• Natural Disasters

• None of the above

The goal of food donation is to safely redirect edible food to those in need

• True

• False

Which of the following are good practices in food banks?

• Check use-by dates

• Label non-prepacked food

• Through away bulging cans

• All of the above

What does PESA mean?

• Proceso Estatal para el Servicio Agropercuario

• Proyecto Estatal para la Seguridad Alimentaria

• Proyecto Estratégico para la Seguridad Actual

• Proyecto Estratégico para la Seguridad Alimentaria

PESA is mainly focused on supporting family production in urban areas

• True

• False

What is the goal of financial education in PESA?

• Increase spending on imported goods

• Help families manage money, save, and invest in productive activities

• Eliminate the use of cash in rural areas

• Train local leaders in international banking practices

What is the main objective of nutritional education in the PESA program?

• Teach communities how to sell imported foods

• Promote the use of chemical fertilizers

• Encourage the production and proper use of local foods to improve family diets

• Train farmers to invest in international stock markets

Which of the following is a requirement for a community to qualify for PESA support?

• Be located in an urban area with more than 10,000 inhabitants

• Have access to international markets

• Be a rural locality with 100 to 2,500 inhabitants, highly marginalized

• Be a coastal community (by the sea)