Food+and+Hunger

The world produces enough food to feed the world twice over, so there clearly is enough for nobody to go hungry.Globalization allows us to take food from one place on earth and distribute it thousands of miles away quicklly and efficiently, we can get food to places that don't necessarily produce enough, or not enough of certain minerals or types of food. For example, the world production of grain is so immense that the there is enough to provide every person on earth with two loaves of bread a day. If we were able to properly distribute this grain, this would solve a large number of the food insecurity and malnutrition issues the world faces. After knowing this information the following facts are shocking. Despite the fact that there is enough food in the world to feed everyone there are still hungry people. The world needs to find a way to put a stop to this. One in twelve people are malnourished. Onehundredsixty million of these people are under the age of five. Despite countries like the United States that have a superfluous amount of food, hunger is a problem that can be found anywhere in the world. The food and hunger epidemic is affecting everyone all over the world. World hunger is leaving children starving and families with nothing to eat. We as a nation need to join other nations to fix this food epidemic.

** Focus questions: **

 * How can technology and infrastructure minimize the amount of people going hungry?
 * How are world markets related to hunger?
 * Would the improvement of global poverty help improve the global hunger situation?
 * What parts of the world suffer the most from hunger? Which suffer the least?

** Advantages **
Molly R. Sadiatu A.

The world produces enough food to feed the world twice over, so there clearly is enough for nobody to go hungry. Because we can take food from one place on earth and distribute it thousands of miles away, we can get food to places that don't necessarily produce enough, or not enough of certain minerals and types of food. The world production of grain is such that the there is enough to provide every person on earth with two loaves of bread a day. If we were able to properly distribute this grain, this would solve a large number of the food insecurity and malnutrition issues the world faces.

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 * Opportunities: Food and Hunger **

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 * There are over 9 million people who will die of hunger today. Hunger has always been an international issue that is very difficult to handle. There have been reports that the U.K throws out about thirty to forty percent of their meals; this is about thirty eight billion dollars down the drain. In the U.S about forty to fifty percent of the foods harvested never get eaten. In other parts of the world there are damages due to the lack of technology and infrastructure. In continents like Asia and Africa receive the most population suffering from hunger. This is why in Africa a quarter of the crops go bad before consumption. Overall the causes of hunger are deeply correlated top the causes of poverty. Some of the causes of hunger are Land rights and ownership, Diversion of land use to non-productive use, Increasing emphasis on export-oriented agriculture, Inefficient agricultural practices, War, Famine, Drought, Over-fishing, Poor crop yield, and Lack of democracy and rights.

[] //This article starts broad by going through the history of the united nations, a global organization created to solve the problems of the global community, then it talks about food and the importance of eating healthy. After this the article speaks about the growing amount of people going hungry and displaced from their homes due to the lack of growth in their farms and states how dire the situation is and how we need to respond to the issue immediately.//

[] //This website gives facts on how important hunger is of an issue and compares the amount of people that could be fed with the money countries are spending on things like the military. It also goes even further to state the amount of billionares in the world (358) and shows the lack of effort given by countries to eradicate hunger.//

[] //This online article gives hard facts about why we have hunger and who is responsible for it. The article states who are the victims of hunger and where it is occuring and why stopping hunger is more difficult than we initially thought. They state hunger occurs in rural areas where food is grown and the victims of hunger are mainly// //women and children and the main reason for hunger is due to corporate farming and the lack of local farming.//

**Globalization's Role in Ending World Hunger ** Over 7 billion people inhabit this planet; about 9 million of them will die of hunger today. Why? This answer is part of global warming and also as a result of geography but it is mainly caused by man. Hunger has been a difficult topic to deal with in this century. Many have blamed hunger in countries such as Somalia and India on their governments but hunger within a country is due to the lack of infrastructure and technological advances. By using infrastructure and technology that will help create maintainable soils for countries lacking fertile grounds to grow and also combat pesticide problems we have a chance of eradicating the gruesome ailment that is a huge problem of the world today. Although globalization has been referred to as a double edged sword, globalization through technology can help the countries suffering from the most hunger end the hunger completely. Today we are currently using technology from the eighties for the agribusinesses today. What is ironic about this is that there are other techniques that we can use that are safer for the environment and provide people a better way of life without harming people’s rights; this technology also provides growth for both the people investing in the suffering countries and the countries with the most deaths from hunger. Companies such as Exxon Mobil and BP control the majority of the world’s agriculture. This is seen by the methods used for farming today; large tractors ran by petroleum oil and mass growth for consumers in wealthy countries. This is the reason why hunger is such a problem in the first place. The foods grown in countries where hunger is the worst is taken from the people who desperately need the food and given to countries such as America and Canada (the supply and demand rules in economics). Fortunately this problem is now recognized by the global community and has been put among the issues that need to be eradicated immediately by the United Nations. The World Food Programme (WFP) is run as part of the United Nations. It has about 15,000 people helping 78 different countries. They have a multitude of programs, including providing school meals and helping women. It is estimated that 22.4 million beneficiaries received school meals from the WFP in 2010. The programs that focus on women help women empower themselves, enabling them to lift themselves out of hunger and poverty, and gives them more independence. This organization reaches over 90 million people. In order for hunger to be eradicated the people suffering must first be educated in knowing that there are alternative ways to growing crops not owned by big corporate businesses other than using pesticides and machines that will ultimately kill the crops of the land. Once the people realize this, they have food sovereignty, people’s rights to control food systems, they are able to take new approaches into combating the dilemma facing their countries. Therefore countries located in the midsections of continents and sub-continents of Africa, the Americas, and Asia where the most hunger occurs (and ironically where the most potential for vegetation lies) can have opportunities to prosper through new environmentally safe technologies. Through learning about new techniques and producing food not affiliated with mass growth (for wealthy countries) that will in the long run eradicate hunger and allow people to prosper we allow globalization through technological advances to pave a way to a brighter future not doomed by hunger.

** Disadvantages **
Alexa F. Brian M. Riley A.

One in twelve people are malnourished. 160 million of these people are under the age of five. Hunger is a problem that can be found anywhere in the world, despite countries like the United States that have a superfluous amount of food. The food and hunger epidemic is affecting everyone all over the world. World hunger is leaving children starving and families with nothing to eat. We as a nation need to join other nations to fix this food epidemic.



[] //This source has numerous past, present, and future facts on world hunger as well as helpful statistics. It gives some history of hunger and also provides ideas to help with the hunger crisis in the future//. //Its purpose is to raise awareness and help end world hunger.// [] //This source describes how the awareness of poverty has been raised. Due to a decline in poverty, the, now larger, middle class is able to raise concerns about the hungry. Their awareness is helping to improve the lives of those who are suffering.// [] //Between the years 1990-2008 the percent of people living in poverty decreased by almost half due to efforts made to help. Unfortunately food prices are increasing again and global poverty/ hunger rates are increasing for the first time in two decades// [] //Climate change, resource depletion, and the human suffering caused by industrialized farming have led more people to start thinking about the links between food, the environment, and social justice. There are many challenges when it comes to stopping world hunger but it is not a lost cause. Steps are being made towards improvment.//

**925 Million Hungry People in 2010** 

**Feed Me, I’m Hungry ** One in twelve people are malnourished. 160 million of these people are under the age of five. Hunger is a problem that can be found anywhere in the world, despite countries like the United States that have a superfluous amount of food. The food and hunger epidemic is affecting everyone all over the world. World hunger is leaving children starving and families with nothing to eat. We as a nation need to join other nations to fix this food epidemic.

Globalization has hurt the small businesses, particularly farmers who are trying to trying to survive off selling their crops in the United States and in developing countries. In the United States, farmers are suffering because we have decided to buy food grown overseas in return for cheaper prices. But that is only creating poverty and hunger in our own country. If we abandon our own local farmers, they lose business and will not be able to sustain their farm. If farmers cannot earn money, they will join those all over the world who go hungry. Especially after the economic recession, we should be helping the businesses in the United States to flourish, and end our over-importing of foods from overseas. In addition, the locally produced food will be fresher, and less pollution will harm the earth because the food will not need to be shipped as far. Globalization means that United States based companies will use the land overseas to mass produce. They are stealing the land away from the local workers in those countries, directly putting those people into poverty and worsening the world hunger epidemic. The hunger epidemic has improved over the years. Between the years 1990 and 2008 global poverty decreased by almost half, from 48 to 26 percent. Globalization had much to do with this positive improvement. As technology improved more and more people were made aware of global poverty and how much it affects global hunger. In order to help fix the problem many people in richer countries, like the US, donated to food aid efforts. Food was then constantly shipped to people in need all over the globe. It was flown, sailed, and driven to any area in need. Unfortunately in recent years many of the world’s richer countries have suffering economies. This has caused the middle class to become less concerned with world hunger and more concerned with keeping up with his or her own finances. The suffering economies have also created an increase in food prices. Global poverty rates have now increased for the first time in nearly two decades. The hunger crisis will only get worse if poverty rates continue to rise. The world has enough resources to feed everyone however currently there are problems affording the process of dispersing resources. Until the struggling economies improve or there is a global government effort made to improve the situation things will only get worse.

The food epidemic has to be fixed and there are many different was of going about it. The US has the most food supply in the world. We can start to donate more food as well as doing things like planting food in different countries. Teaching the other countries how to farm, or use cattle and how to clean the food correctly so that they can produce their own food as well as the food we donate will have this epidemic on the down fall. We have to support the countries in need by almost any means necessary. The amount of food that is naturally produced in the world can supply the whole world so we have to stop being so selfish with food and maybe have us have less food at our possession. If all goes well it will be like my famous song a “beautiful day” in the world for all.