Hunger In Africa

What may be hard to see is that hunger is everywhere. Yes, hunger is in Africa and third-world countries, but also in the United States. Childhood hunger is nearly a bigger issue than overall hunger in the United States. Studies show that hunger among children has a higher percentage than hunger as a whole (Feeding America 28). It is found that children suffer from food insecurity in every county in the United States (Feeding America 30). It is easy to sit back and think that everyone has the financial and physical means to find food, but they do not. Over thirty percent of all children (under the age of eighteen) in New Mexico live in food insecure households; this state has the highest percent in the entire United States (Feeding America

The world is not caring about the more important things in life such as being thankful for what they have and where they live, having great support systems, and being educated. All these things are great to have in order to be successful but in the shadows are the ones who don’t have the opportunity to have those things and not having these things lead to those who end being homeless, hungry, or resort to violence. I’m here to talk about the big thing that is constantly on TV but isn’t being taken into action and that thing is world hunger. World hunger is one of the main problems in America and even all around the world. I was watching TV and I noticed the BET awards was on and there were all these rich celebrities who have all this money

The simple answer is that the majority of us are not nearly as passionate about the issue as we’d like to be. I know that I for one, am definitely guilty of this. While we like to believe that we all care deeply about hunger, most of us simply aren’t doing anything about it.

As the population continues to grow the challenge of sustainably feeding the population increases. Countries like India, china, and Africa are some of the most agriculture abundant locations in the world yet they are the ones suffering the most from hunger. Currently 1 in 7 Americans struggle to eat enough food everyday. Poverty in Africa however is very different from America in regard to hunger. In America 40 percent of Americans from age 25-60 will experience at least a year below the poverty line. This quite the contrary to Africa where most people spend their whole life under the poverty line. The major difference is resources, many Americans can overcome poverty and find a steady job to support themselves. In Africa there are limited jobs, most people have to cultivate their own food and supply their own drinking water. It is an endless cycle of hunger with no real way out unless outside help is given.

Why does no one want to help? That again is not 100% true. Some people want to help and do every single day, but others are just too lazy. They believe they are too busy in their lives and don’t have any time to do it, but I think they are just being sluggish. I don’t think some people know, but about 21,000 people die each year from starvation.

The article which I chose to summarize is “Clean Your Plate. There are People in Starving in Africa!”, written by Timothy W. Jones. This article addresses the excessive wastefulness of food and resources in the United States. I particularly agree with how the author describes, not only the amount of food that is thrown out, but also the amount of money that it translates to. I would recommend this article to businesses, in particular, as it could be an eye-opener. The author examines three different perspectives of wastefulness: Food loss in general, losses as they relate to the farming industry and the wastefulness of food in the retail food industry. The author’s purpose of this article is not only to highlight the fiscal irresponsibility

World hunger is one of the many dire problems facing the human race. Although the common person probably won't have a big impact on ending world hunger, but by being aware of the issues you become empowered. It is first necessary discuss some other the myths about the reasons for world hunger. World hunger is not caused by population increase, but it is one of the factors. The global grain production is high enough to

Did you know about 21,000 kids die everyday due to hunger related causes according to the United Nations. This is one person every 4 seconds, sadly its kids who die most often…. Therefore there is food in the world for everyone but the problem is with kids and adults are in poverty. The lack of not having money to buy food or nutrients for there lives moving on. So next time you complain that not having food think of the outside world where kids don't get to eat for several days and when they do its not much. There is so much you can do to help you can pack food for them at Save a Life where you can make a difference. The founder of Kids against Hunger Richard Proudfit who's been all across the world created Revolution Food Package and that

Africa was identified as the world's poorest inhabited continent. We waste over 30 million pounds of food a year. That food that we waste can go to African. To help people in need of food. This year, nearly 9 million children younger than five years old will die needlessly, more than half from hunger-related causes. Chronic hunger affects more than 925 million people in the world and is, in and of itself, a potentially deadly condition. Poor people do not have the resources—whether land, tools or money—needed to grow or buy food on a consistent basis. People in African starve each day. Not every poor person is hungry, but almost all hungry people are poor. More and more kids die each day of thirst and starvation. Millions live with hunger and malnourishment because they simply cannot afford to buy enough food, cannot afford nutritious foods or cannot afford the farming supplies they need to grow enough good food of their own.

World hunger has been a constant problem throughout the ages. It is a problem that should be able to be solved easily, yet there are still 1.02 billion undernourished people worldwide. With the world population being 6.7 billion people, and the Earth producing more than enough food for this amount of people, why is it that there are hungry, malnourished people all around the globe?

In the text “Why Does Hunger Still Exist in Africa?” Gates (2014) talked about Proper nutrition while in “Technology is Key to Ending Hunger”(2011) it talked about technology, as both methods reduce malnutrition and famine, and they have many differences and one similarity. For starting a healthy life, having a right amount of nutrition in the first 1000 days and breastfeeding in the first 6 months can lead to maintaining a proper nutrition for babies. While investing in dams and water pans and delivering water to all corners of the country is done by having access to technology. Although, technology can use modern irrigation systems and desalination in agriculture. Fortifying essential foods like oil, flour, salt with crucial vitamins, minerals

Just picture that little boy or girl in Africa, Asia or even America, that is starving because their parents can't afford food. A famous woman once said that “natural disasters such as severe droughts, earthquakes, and tropical storms, and the disruption they cause to agriculture and food distribution, contribute to the hunger crisis...” She is saying that there are so many reasons why starvation is occurring all over the world, but not enough solutions. Starvation is everywhere and needs to be put an end to as soon as possible. It has taken enough lives as it is which is why I find it so bothersome because every soul deserves a fair chance of living. If we all unite as one, then we can make this dream of no hunger into a reality; I truly believe no hunger is attainable and worth fighting

There are many global concerns, but one that continues to be a major problem is poverty. Along with poverty comes the inability to pay for things that are vital to our health such as shelter, water, and food. Over the years there have been countless efforts to find a way to end poverty and feed every person in the world. “Three-quarters of all hungry people live in rural areas, mainly in the villages of Asia and Africa”(Who Are The Hungry?”). To get a perspective, “Some 795 million people in the world do not have enough food to lead a healthy active life. That's about one in nine people on earth”(“Hunger Statistics”). When thinking of it in terms of 1 out of every 9 people, you start to see that it’s a larger problem than what we know. We tend to ignore things that don’t directly affect us and this is a major example of that. We see the commercials of the starving children in other countries but we don’t feel like it’s of any importance to us since it isn’t happening in our own neighborhood. Or is it? Just a couple years ago in 2014, “48.1 million Americans lived in food insecure households, including 32.8 million adults and 15.3 million children”(“Hunger and Poverty Facts and Statistics”). This just goes to show that poverty could be in your own neighborhood and maybe you just didn’t know it. While the vast majority of those that can’t afford to eat live in developing countries, poverty affects more than just them. Those who are undernourished are just one of the many stakeholders involved in world hunger. The other main stakeholders include the various government and non-government organizations, regulatory agencies, government entities, international organizations, private sectors, food corporations, and the general population.

There are currently 7.442 billion people living on this earth and 795 million of them are experiencing world hunger. In most of these countries families are struggling to get food because of lack of infrastructure, wars, natural disaster and chronic poverty. At least one family member goes to bed without eating each night. People who are suffering from chronic hunger are being affected with illnesses, developmental disabilities and low productivity. Majority of these families live in rural areas where they depend on agriculture to grow. In the hungriest countries families don’t

World hunger will be one of the most serious problems that the humanity will be facing if we will continue to ignore it. Basically, when there is lack of production in food it will result to starvation and famine if it gets worst. There are many things that can contribute with the aggravation of world hunger.