One in Nine people do not get enough nutrition to live an active and healthy life. Hunger and malnutrition are a greater risk to world health then Aids, malaria, and tuberculosis combined. (WFP 2015)
Sub-Saharan Africa is the region of the world with the highest percentage of the population who suffer of hunger. One in four people is undernourished.
Because many people lack knowledge upon world hunger, here are five hunger myths.
1.) There isn’t enough food to feed the world.
The world produces more then enough food, but the issue is not lack of food, it is people not being able to afford what is available in their local markets. That is why 920 Million people go to bed hungry every night (Ruters 2015).
2.) Men are the most producers of food.
As a matter of fact most developing countries it is women rather then men who produce the bulk of food. However women are more likely to be hungry then men. Due to cultural restrictions, men and boys get to eat first then girls get to eat what is left over.
3.) Famine is caused by natural disasters
It is not drought or floods that cause famine it is people. Famine develops slowly with plenty of warning signs. Because many governmental officials show no interest or importance upon the issue, it only gets worse.
4.) Most of the world’s famines happen in Africa
Of the 10 Worst famines that happened in the 20th Century, none of them occurred in Africa.
5.) Hunger Exists only in poor countries.
Although most of the people who are hungry live in developing countries, real groups of people live in “ the land of plenty.” About 1 in 7 Americans cannot get the nutrition they need (Ruters 2015). That is about 49 Million Americans who do not get enough to eat, do not get anything to eat, or have cut portions.
Sub-Saharan Africa is the region of the world with the highest percentage of the population who suffer of hunger. One in four people is undernourished.
Because many people lack knowledge upon world hunger, here are five hunger myths.
1.) There isn’t enough food to feed the world.
The world produces more then enough food, but the issue is not lack of food, it is people not being able to afford what is available in their local markets. That is why 920 Million people go to bed hungry every night (Ruters 2015).
2.) Men are the most producers of food.
As a matter of fact most developing countries it is women rather then men who produce the bulk of food. However women are more likely to be hungry then men. Due to cultural restrictions, men and boys get to eat first then girls get to eat what is left over.
3.) Famine is caused by natural disasters
It is not drought or floods that cause famine it is people. Famine develops slowly with plenty of warning signs. Because many governmental officials show no interest or importance upon the issue, it only gets worse.
4.) Most of the world’s famines happen in Africa
Of the 10 Worst famines that happened in the 20th Century, none of them occurred in Africa.
5.) Hunger Exists only in poor countries.
Although most of the people who are hungry live in developing countries, real groups of people live in “ the land of plenty.” About 1 in 7 Americans cannot get the nutrition they need (Ruters 2015). That is about 49 Million Americans who do not get enough to eat, do not get anything to eat, or have cut portions.
"Hunger | WFP | United Nations World Food Programme - Fighting Hunger Worldwide." Hunger | WFP | United Nations World Food Programme - Fighting Hunger Worldwide. World Food Programme, 2015. Web. 28 Oct. 2015.