2007-01-31 14:26:01 · 5 answers · asked by BMB 1 in News & Events ➔ Current Events
about 20 million children die each year as a result of hunger
2007-01-31 17:16:11 · answer #1 · answered by jaidii_lok 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I remember years ago reading a book called "Small is Beautiful" in which the author made a remark that there's enough in our world to satisfy humanity's needs but not enough to satisfy greed." As I get older I increasingly see the truth of these words. There's a lot on Politics of Food...for example IMF and World Bank putting the pressure on smaller nations to adopt policies that cater to the profit maximization needs of Agri Businesses and using agricultural land for export products instead of real food needs of communities.
Also, billions of dollars are spent on non-productive militarism instead of making it a better world by trying to eliminate poverty. I know you'd think I'm crazy but I challenge you to look into the politics of food and you'll see that there's a kind of corporate conspiracy to avoid the real issues and keep people ignorant.
2007-01-31 14:47:37 · answer #2 · answered by peace m 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hunger is not caused by a shortage of food. It is caused by mismanagement, politics and greed. In one place grain silos sit full year after year while a few thousand miles away people starve.
2007-01-31 14:35:27 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Lot's of people are poor and die out of hunger! Their government doesn't seem to take any action about it!
2007-01-31 14:34:04 · answer #4 · answered by cleverguy 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Lots of people are starving because their governments don't seem to care.
Glad I'm American.
2007-01-31 14:28:50 · answer #5 · answered by T 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋