Effect of Climate Changeon Food Security in Developing Countries

Discuss the Ways in Which Climate Change Affects Food Security and The Effects of Reduced Food Security On Developing Countries.
Climate change is a global issue that has mainly resulted from human activities. It is the change in the weather patterns of a region over a long period. The rise of industrialization and increase in the global population has led to climate change which has seriously impacted food security, as changes in a climate disrupted the food production systems affecting agricultural activities (Dibua & Enete, 2011). Although this is the case, enough research has not been done to establish the extent to which climate change affects food security and the resulting impact on food insecurity in developing countries. The available research shows that rapid climate change has significantly led to food insecurity due to increased drought and agricultural activity disruption, dramatically affecting developed and developing countries.
Climate change has had severe impacts on agriculture by reducing the productivity rate. Agricultural productivity significantly depends on the climatic conditions of a particular region. The unpredictable weather patterns have continued to threaten the farming practices that help farmers produce enough food for consumption in different parts of the world. Recent research shows an approximately 21% reduction in agricultural production since 1961 because of climate change (Ortiz-Bobea et al., 2021). Ortiz-Bobea et al. (2021) further note that this reduction is due to changes in the climatic conditions that favor various types of agricultural activities. The people whose primary agrarian activity is cereal farming depend on relatively warmer climatic conditions for the success of the farming endeavor (Aderinoye-Abdulwahab & Abdulbaki, 2020; Akudugu et al., 2012). A slight change in these climatic conditions negatively affects cereal farming (Akudugu et al., 2012). The effect of a reduced productivity rate is one of the reasons for food insecurity. Akudugu et al. (2012) further note that a reduced production rate means that there will be no surplus production stored for emergencies or sold to earn revenue. This affects the developing nations more than the developed ones.
Most developing nations have struggling economies and often depend on developed countries for funding, products, and good donations. Most of their economic pillars are funded by grants, donations, and loans from developed countries like the US and China. They give conditions for their donations and high interest for the loans they lend to developing countries. (UN Press, 2019). The developing countries live in the hand-to-mouth system where the agricultural production is mainly for domestic consumption, and little is stored for emergencies. Reduced agricultural production rate caused by climate change may mean that these developing nations' harvest is not enough for their populations (Masipa, 2017).
Many African countries, especially those in the semi-arid and arid regions, face a hunger crisis partly escalated by a reduced agricultural production rate. An example is Kenya, an East African country, where people in the country's North-eastern region face the horror of starvation due to a lack of food caused by climate c...