Food security is one of the largest problems facing our world today. To be "food secure" a country must have enough show more content
Building a foundation together is building one that will last and one that will be finished together gradually over time. If we not only donate technology to these countries, but also work with them to fit the technology into their culture and lifestyles, then they will feel like they are a part of the solution. There are programs today working towards this goal. The following are descriptions of three programs dedicated to teaching small-scale farmers to become more self-sufficient.
Building a
foundation together is building one that will last and one that will be
finished together gradually over time. If we not only donate technology to
these countries, but also work with them to fit the technology into their
culture and lifestyles, then they will feel like they are a part of the
solution. There are programs today working towards this goal. The following are
descriptions of three programs dedicated to teaching small-scale farmers to
become more self-sufficient.
Self-Help
International was established in Waverly, Iowa and has been fighting world
hunger and promoting self-reliance since 1959. It is an ecumenical organization
devoted to empowering farmers in developing countries to increase their food
production efficiency and improve their incomes. Self-Help International's
mission statement is "to alleviate hunger by helping people help
themselves.
Hunger is
caused by many events, including the poverty trap, natural disasters, war, poor
agricultural infrastructure, and over-exploitation of the environment. The
poverty trap is the cycle of poverty that can begin from a limited diet and
progress to birthing a baby that is malnourished.
Beyond
supporting aid for food and agricultural investment, what else can we in the
well-fed countries do? Start by putting our own house in order. The rich countries
are part of both the solution and the problem. Europe and America's push to
reduce their dependence on imported oil and gas has led them to introduce
targets and subsidies for biofuels, but these compete directly with food
production, forcing up prices for poor people. Rich country greenhouse gas
emissions are driving climate change at a pace that outstrips even the most
pessimistic projections of the climate modellers, and there are few signs of
governments agreeing (still less achieving) the kinds of reductions needed to
avoid catastrophic temperature rises that will particularly harm tropical
agriculture.
Hunger is
both a cause and a symptom of poverty. Damaged bodies and brains are a moral
scandal and a tragic waste of economic potential. That hunger exists at all
shows the urgency of redistributing income and assets to achieve a fairer
world. Providing the additional calories needed by the 13% of the world's
population facing hunger would require just 1% of the current global food supply.
That that redistribution has not already taken place is truly something to be
ashamed of.
references :
https://reliefweb.int/report/world/5-ways-usaid-helping-end-world-hunger
https://www.wfp.org/stories/10-ways-feed-world
http://www.care.org/emergencies/global-hunger-crisis
references :
https://reliefweb.int/report/world/5-ways-usaid-helping-end-world-hunger
https://www.wfp.org/stories/10-ways-feed-world
http://www.care.org/emergencies/global-hunger-crisis
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