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The news is sobering to world leaders who agreed on Millennium Development Goals ten years ago to halve world hunger by So why the slow progress? The nearly page document was the first time in twenty-five years the international body took on agriculture.
Ron Kopicki, an independent food security consultant who for sixteen years was a supply chain advisor for the Bank, says many of these farms are family-owned and highly risk-averse. With production limited due to outdated technology, and a low incentive to invest in technology that would allow the farmer to expand her product, farming remains a poorly monetized and inefficient business in developing countries. It uproots families, destroys economies, ruins infrastructure and halts agricultural production.
Climate change is one of the leading causes of global hunger, causing more frequent and intense extreme weather events. In nearly two-thirds of countries around the world, women are more likely than men to suffer from hunger and malnourishment. Nearly one-third of all the food produced globally each year is lost or wasted. If we could recover all the food we waste, we could feed every hungry person on the planet twice over. New data shows the novel coronavirus has doubled the number of hungry people worldwide.
Its impact on supply chains, humanitarian access, the global economy and food supplies threatens to push 20 countries into famine or famine-like conditions. Religions, cultures and even modern civilization have food and agriculture at their core. For an issue that goes to the heart of humanity it also has its ugly side. This issue explores topics ranging from the global food crisis of , to issues of food aid, world hunger, food dumping and wasteful agriculture such as growing tobacco, sugar, beef, and more.
Food aid when not for emergency relief can actually be very destructive on the economy of the recipient nation and contribute to more hunger and poverty in the long term. Free, subsidized, or cheap food, below market prices undercuts local farmers, who cannot compete and are driven out of jobs and into poverty, further slanting the market share of the larger producers such as those from the US and Europe.
Many poor nations are dependent on farming, and so such food aid amounts to food dumping. In the past few decades, more powerful nations have used this as a foreign policy tool for dominance rather than for real aid. Here are the ten hungriest countries according to the Global Hunger Index.
War and conflict are also among the leading contributors to world hunger. In South Sudan , civil war has led to mass displacement and abandoned fields. The result is crop failure which, combined with a soaring inflation rate that makes imported food unaffordable, has left 6 million people food-insecure. Countries like Zambia enjoy relative peace and political stability. However, they are also plagued by hunger due to climate extremes.
Too much, or too little, rainfall can destroy harvests or reduce the amount of animal pasture available. Extreme climate patterns also tend to affect the poorest regions of the world the most. The World Bank estimates that climate change has the power to push more than million people into poverty over the next decade. Crops grow on a farm in Niger. In order to thrive, humans need a range of foods providing a variety of essential health benefits.
A lack of nutrition is especially important for pregnant and breastfeeding women and young children: Nutrition support during pregnancy and up to the age of five can help protect children for their entire lives. Proper nutrition reduces the likelihood of disease, poor health, and cognitive impairment. Through the LANN project, communities in countries like Sierra Leone are learning how to identify nutrient-rich wild foods that are safe to eat in order to make the most of their available resources.
This is one of the many ways we look for sustainable solutions for malnourished communities.
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