Causes and Solutions to World Hunger

Ca drills and Solutions to World HungerMichael SylvesterWhy is Feeding the Hungry Proving to be such(prenominal) a Difficult Ch solelyenge?In 2012, it was estimated that 868 one billion million million the great unwashed in the innovation were undernourish.1 Thats 868 million state out of the 7,065,410,4364 sight that flummox up the worlds population sack hungry on a daily basis, thats over 12%.This is a shockingly enceinte number a number that I feel fucking be lowered considerably. Feeding the hungry is a problem dual-lane globally, however the effect of this problem atomic number 18 to a gr preyer extent than severe in little sparingally developed countries (LEDCs). Money plays a large secern in male monarch today and I believe those with cash and power should lead the way in screening those without to economic aid eradicate the problem, for voice if each MEDC (More Economically Developed Country) gave 1% of their gross domestic product to fund a regimen pr ogram for those without nutriment in LEDC countries, it would make a broad difference.Causes of hurtFinance If people layaboutt give way to bargain for sustenance, wherefore they exclusively dont eat enough practically for red ink meals so their children can eat. Lack of bills usually arises from un or underemployment. Those in poorer, less economically developed countries such as Ethiopia (Africa) defend to gain jobs for steady in drive grantable to need of information and/or lack of job availability. With little to no income, families in Ethiopia, for example, struggle to provide regimen and otherwise essentials needed to sustain life. With this in mind, families whitethorn be remaining with the impossible choice of what they spend their bullion on. (For example Spending money to nutriment an ill person who allow most likely foul without treatment is money bolt outd. Equally paying for medical treatment notwithstanding not being able to commissariat them at the same term makes paying for medical treatment useless, as the person is only going to become ill again.)The way people choose to spend their money will affect whether they be able to afford the correct sales outlet forth and type of pabulum. More commonly in MEDCs such as the United Kingdom families waste their money on unnecessary items sooner than the necessities to maintain a healthy life.The state of matters direct of economic development plays a part. A country with a lower gross domestic product will not be able to aid its people as effectively/at all whereas one with a higher GDP will be able to. However, this is not always the case and we essential be cargonful to avoid over-generalising as in some poorer countries, the untaught dwellers bring got together to form farming co-operatives and these pick out proved astonishingly powerful and sustainable in The Gambia 9. Other factors such as decadency can affect whether a country is willing to help it ego o r if it is going to rely on the help of others.In some places, on that point is an excess of nutrient. It is estimated that globally we waste 1.3 billion tonnes of diet a course. The food thrown away is not only enough to feed all of the undernourished people in the world (Approximately 870 million people 1, 852 million in developing countries (LEDC/NICs)) 2 is enough to save 1/3 of the worlds food banks. Wasting food is a huge issue for everyone, especially for those who arnt so far receiving a proper meal daily. It cost money, resources and time to produce food all, of which is wasted in most cases. Producing food has many effects. For example Agriculture has an effect on global warming, imputable to high rates of greenhouse gas emissions. 10% of MEDC greenhouse emissions come from producing and transporting food that never gets eaten. 3CountryContinentMEDC/LEDC?Food Waste /Per capita per year (Approx.)United KingdomEuropeMEDC7.2 tonnesUnited States of the StatesNorth Americ aMEDC40 tonnesFranceEuropeMEDC5.6 tonnesEthiopiaAfricaLEDCUnknownEffects of hungerHunger has a direct impact on those without food, obviously, however very few undernourished people die from outright starvation. They die from common sicknesses such as malaria and diarrhoea because their bodies that have been weakened by hunger, cannot cope. Hunger can addition the severity of simple illnesses because it weakens the immune system. Not only does hunger change magnitude the vulnerability of a person to common illnesses, it increases the risk of infection, meaning the illness has a wide-spread effect.Hunger can have an economic impact also. It creates a vicious circle that is almost impossible to escape. People are ailing paid due to the limited economic status of the country, this hence limits what food they can corrupt as well as other things such as medicine, people become ill (often common illnesses contracted due to lack of food) and therefore cannot attend run away or are l ess productive in their job (If the person works) meaning they cant earn as much/any money or pay taxes to their government. This circle then repeats and the overall effect is that the country makes less money and its people earn less money and are unable to vitiate essential items to survive.SolutionsWorld hunger is extensive in spite of suitable global food resources. Therefore increased food production is no dissolving agent. The problem is that many people are too poor to bribe readily available food. Therefore measures addressing the poverty problem are what are needed to solve the world hunger problem.As suggested in the repeat above, simply producing to a greater extent food is not a solution. Producing eventide more food will result in more food going to waste, and thats already a huge problem globally. The challenge we are left with is to supply safe and nutritious food in a sustainable way, globally.If food was made much more affordable it would help reduce hunger le vels. Even those in poorer countries would be able to afford it despite their low incomes. However this may promote food waste since people will be able to afford much more food than they usually would, food which will never get eaten. I think MEDCs should give short term aid to LEDCs to help reduce the number of undernourished people in their countries, although I feel that adult money aid isnt the best solution as the country may use it for something else. MEDCs should educate other countries and nurture them but not allow the country to become aquiline on them. Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime Anne Isabella Ritchie (circa 1885) this quote stresses the need to teach to be self sufficient as opposed to being dependent.There is also some other idea that could help to reduce the amount of food we waste yearly. The blur Idea 10is an idea that we should feed our waste food to pigs. This would be effective as the food wouldnt be wasted since its nourishment the pigs. Humans have been recycling food by feeding it to pigs for thousands of years this now has the added bonus of component part british pig farmers who are assay to make ends meet, as a result of the economic climate.Charities and Aid organisations already operate in areas where there is a hunger is a bighearted problem. Farm Africa has worked in Ethiopia since 1988 and continues to help the people there by educating them, and showing them how to grow crops as well as giving them food and water. typesetters case Studies.U.KIn the United Kingdom the causes of hunger are problems like food waste and food affordability. The wealthier people living in the U.K contribute significantly to the amount of food that is wasted annually, because they can afford to buy large quantities of food regardless of the price. However those with lower incomes cannot afford to buy as much food so their food waste is considerably lower. alone for some, food affordability is a huge problem. Families cant afford to buy enough food to feed them due to its ever growing price.EthiopiaIn Ethiopia the causes of hunger are different to that of the U.K. It is producing the food and distributing it to the people that are the problem. repayable to climate difficulties producing food can be difficult, since soil qualities are affected. in like manner difficult climatic conditions (Flood and drought) can damage crops and reduce productivity. Lack of education in the country also adds to this, since poor farming practises are under force backn, which can further ruin the land being used for farming which then eventually will render it useless more than 31 million Ethiopians dont have enough nutritious food to eat 5., with annual costs associated with child malnutrition accounting for 15.5% of Ethiopias GDP.Farm Africa is currently working(a) in parts of Ethiopia to try and help their situation. In the Tigray component part of Ethiopia Farm Africa 12 are trying to increase food security measures via rude farming. The project is working directly with 2,950 women and 400 landless youths, providing them with crops and farm animal as well as training 5. They are also training farmers and giving them equipment to produce barley of a high quality meaning farmers will receive 10% more than the local rate for the barley they produced. They have also helped link farmers to Diageo (An international business that brews beer). Farm Africa is also helping communities find new ways of earning a living using the forests natural resources eg making bamboo furniture and harvesting wild coffee.They are also collaborating with the government to design a pilot project to cherish 500,000 hectares of forest. This means Ethiopia could benefit from important work to preserve the forest, avoiding further emissions of carbon, and slowing climate change.Future Scenario I feel that if this work continues, although it may take time, it will greatly help reduce the amount of undernourished people in Ethiopia and create sustainable life there. Not only do I think it will help reduce malnutrition statistics but I think it will help Ethiopia grow economically and increase their level of understanding and education which in turn will benefit the country greatly.KenyaIn Kenya the causes for hunger are mostly physical ones, with climatic effects playing a large part in it. Two-thirds of Kenyans depend on the crops they grow and the animals they keep for their livelihoods and survival 6. However, with prolonged drought killing livestock and withering crops, nearly four million people are at risk of serious hunger, especially in the northern and Rift vale regions. This leaves small scale farmers and pastoral nomadic tribes-people vulnerable to hunger. Farm Africa is working with these vulnerable groups to help them find a way out of the handbuild of poverty.They are teaching farmers techniques to help conserve water and soil, and by introducing drought-tolerant crops to them. newly methods for capturing rainwater are being introduced by NGOs. Those trained can then disseminate these techniques throughout their community and this knowledge passed on to future generations. Selected farmers are provided with high-quality seeds for drought-tolerant crops. These seeds then produce healthy crops and farmers collect and store seeds from the harvest to use the following season. The more widely available these become, the more reliable and food secure communities can become too.Future Scenario I believe that if this work continues it will greatly help reduce the amount of undernourished people in Kenya. The continuation of the help will ensure food security for all, regardless of climatic changes.Global ScenariosIf global hunger isnt managed further, as our worlds population continues to grow, the problem will become so big that I dont think it could be managed solved.Scenario eudaemoniaExplanationIf nothing is done to try to manage the hunger problem.Nothing.As the global population grows, so does the number of malnutrition. It is going to become even more difficult to manage this problem and the effects it has on people. We simply cannot keep up with the amount of illnesses that will be caused because of malnutrition, making expiry on an enormous scale inevitable even more so in LEDCs.If we were to lower the price of foodMore people would be able to afford more or a better quality of food, which would certainly improve the hunger problem.However, lowering the price of food may create more problems than solutions. For example, in most LEDCs such as Ethiopia where agriculture accounts for 46.6% of the countrys GDP lowering the price of food is going to hinder the countrys economic development. Since farmers will be getting less money for the crops they sell meaning they have even less income for essentials things for themselves and their families.ConclusionEnsuring that every person in th e world is provide is an absolute must, arguably more so than educating them although to some extent the deuce are inextricably linked. This issue has had global prominence since the year 2000 and the millenary development goals and although we have made great strides there is still a long way to go, indeed one in eight people still go to bed hungry, despite major progress. 7 Unfortunately the causes of hunger are wide spread and complex so there is no one quick way of fixing the problem. That said, if we can promote a reduction in food waste by those that have more than enough and supply and educate those that are lacking, we will be charge in the right direction.From investigating this topic I now have a personal goal to reduce the amount of food that I and those around me waste. I plan to visit local restaurants such as that of my school to investigate how much food is wasted, what is done with that waste food and help them to consider ways which mogul help them to lower it. I will be looking to find local pig farmers/smallholdings who might be able to make use of such waste food. I have also realised how fortunate I am never to have been truly hungry, even though I often assume to be absolutely starving, especially when on last lunch at school2096 words excluding titles, sub-headings and tablesBibliography.1 worldhunger.org2lovefoodhatewaste.com3feeding5k.org4galen.metapath.org5 http//www.farmafrica.org/ethiopia/ethiopia6 http//www.farmafrica.org/kenya/kenya7 http//www.undp.org/content/undp/en/home/mdgoverview/mdg_goals/mdg1/8 http//www.jatrophabook.com/ general/image/__world_hunger_map.jpg9 http//www.actionaid.org/gambia/stories/how-farming-cooperatives-transformed-community10 http//www.telegraph.co.uk/foodanddrink/foodanddrinknews/10467298/Whats-the-Pig-Idea.html12 https//www.farmafrica.org/ethiopia/ethiopia