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Revision as of 05:34, 19 February 2024
About 829 million people (1 in 10 people globally) are undernourished (lacking protein and/or calories).
Causes
* Numbers & methodology of the above image
* Food production-consumption geography
Inefficiencies
Even though farms produce more than enough food crops to feed the world, too many of these crops are used inefficiently...
- as animal feed (farm animals eat more food than they produce),
- as biofuel (burned for energy - which is not a scalable alternative to fossil fuels),
- and in food that goes to waste (or spoils due to improper storage)
As a result, there isn't enough to go around (globally).
Other causes
This section has not been filled in yet.
Solutions
If you'd like to add something to this list, leave a comment on the talk page.
Personal actions to take
Collective actions to take
- Action against business food waste - richer countries need the most change
- Say no to biofuels
- Improve crop yields - poorer countries need the most change
See also
- Deforestation - has similar causes and solutions
- Factory farming - animal cruelty, another food-related problem
- Food - general page
- Nutrition - relevant for people in richer countries (where calories are abundant but it can be hard to get enough vitamins & minerals)
- Open-source plan to end world hunger - Not written yet - join the discussion