Week 7: Think Globally

Hunger

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      We learned in our Social Studies class that since the time of river valley civilizations we are capable of producing enough food for everyone to receive adequate nutrition. Then why they (wfp.org) say that  nearly 1 billion people suffer from hunger every day?
Is it because of

• wars and conflicts that decrease food supplies
• weather and climate change that leaves a dramatic impact on the production of arable land
• increase in deforestation, desertification, soil erosion, drought, and poor agricultural practices
• or population growth rate that makes it way difficult to match with food production rate

     
      No matter what the reason is, I think we can take smaller steps to bring a big change to stop world hunger by

• being thoughtful and careful when buying food
  
• not over serving family and friends when cooking meals
  
• saving and eating left overs or trying composting, but don't focus on it
• storing food in the right place for it to not stale
• avoiding cluttering food in fridge/freezer
  
• donating food to poor people

Credits:
http://www.wfp.org/stories/number-world-hungry-tops-billion
http://mashable.com/2015/02/15/food-waste-tips/#NQ5idhIMOgqx