EEM 260: WORLD FOOD, POPULATION & POVERTY- Fall  2020 (3 credits)

This   portion  should   be done   in   Microsoft   Word   and   saved/submitted   either.  As   a   Microsoft word document.

This part of your assignment is based on your assigned country (Benin) and products (Maize or Rice) for EEM 260 for the Fall, 2020 semester. Using the data provided, answer the following questions.

You  should  briefly introduce the country context, but the material is not to exceed 100 words. The 100 words should include country location, population and anything interesting you note about the country as you explore the data or search it up. (4 points)

  • (a) The United Nations reports the Human Development  index for United Nations member states  here: http://hdr.undp.org/en/countries. Find   Benin and  report   the following (30 points, 5 points each)
    1. The Human Development index
    2. The country’s rank
  • Life expectancy at birth (years)
  1. Expected years of schooling (years)
  2. GNI per capita (PPP $)
  3. Gender development   index (find   this   by  clicking   on   the (+) sign  by   the   gender  tab for   your country once you get to your country from the link above)
  • Find the same information for the USA (6 points, 1 point each)
    1. The Human Development index
    2. The country’s rank
  • Life expectancy at birth (years)
  1. Expected years of schooling (years)
  2. GNI per capita (PPP $)
  3. Gender development index

(c). Name and discuss 3 similarities and/or differences you note between Benin and the US in terms of the HDI index and or elements explored in part (a) and (b) (30 points)

  • If the goal of Benin was to improve human development and drawing from class discussions and the statistics above, what three things would you advise the government to focus on and why? (30 points)
  • With appropriate justification (from available data and well cited documents), what are 2 main challenges that farmers in Benin face in producing Maize OR Rice (Choose One)? You should do a search in google scholar https://scholar.google.com/ and or a reputable source (I suggest  The Economist  magazine and BBC News, but  you can explore other reputable sources and cite them).

(40 points)

2) b. Name and explain at least one key reason you found for each challenge. ( 60 points)

You   are  free  to   use  any   credible source (peer reviewed journal article or newspaper etc.) but be sure   to appropriately  cite and provide a link (if it is a website) for verification during  grading. Note, that you are given the choice of any ONE of your two assigned products. Just be sure to mention which  product   you are referring to as you discuss the challenges.

NOTE:

  • Each question above (#1 and #2) is important and should be presented under a separate
  • Your paper should be a Word document, about 2 full pages long, single-spaced with 1 inch margins, 12-point Times New Roman
  • Any paper   found  to   contain  text   copied   and  pasted from   another  paper   or   publication will   automatically   receive  “zero”  as    All   papers   will   be screened  for  plagiarism using Turnitin.
  • Do not include your name in  the  document  name   or   anywhere   in   the  document itself. This   will enable blind  review  by  the   It  will also   protect   your  identity on Turnitin.