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Can the world feed Itself?Can the world feed Itself?
YES!YES!
Statistics on Global HungerStatistics on Global Hunger 925 million people do not have enough to eat925 million people do not have enough to eat
98 per cent of the world’s hungry live in developing 98 per cent of the world’s hungry live in developing countriescountries
Nearly two thirds of the world’s hungry live in the Asia and Nearly two thirds of the world’s hungry live in the Asia and Pacific regionPacific region
Women account for over 60 per cent of world hungerWomen account for over 60 per cent of world hunger
65 percent of the world’s hungry live in only seven 65 percent of the world’s hungry live in only seven countries. countries.
Women make up a little over half of the Women make up a little over half of the world's population, but they account for world's population, but they account for over 60 percent of the world’s hungryover 60 percent of the world’s hungry
Why discuss hunger?Why discuss hunger?
One in One in Seven Seven people do people do not get not get enough foodenough food
Asia and Asia and the Pacific the Pacific region is region is home to home to over half over half the world’s the world’s population population and nearly and nearly two thirds two thirds of the of the world’s world’s hungry hungry people.people.
Hunger and malnutrition are the #1 risk Hunger and malnutrition are the #1 risk to health worldwideto health worldwide
Solving World Hunger is not rocket Solving World Hunger is not rocket sciencescience
There is enough food There is enough food
to to gogo around around
So What Needs to Change?So What Needs to Change?
Start Talking about hungerStart Talking about hunger
Food is good businessFood is good business
Feeding children – investing in the Feeding children – investing in the futurefuture
World Food Programme feeds an average of World Food Programme feeds an average of 20 million children20 million children
Improving nutrition Improving nutrition means that a child means that a child can concentrate can concentrate
and performs and performs better in classbetter in class
Food at school encourages families Food at school encourages families to educate ALL of their children, not to educate ALL of their children, not
just the boysjust the boys
If children If children don’t receive don’t receive the right the right nutrition in the nutrition in the developmentadevelopmental years, the l years, the damage can damage can not be fixed in not be fixed in later lifelater life
Causes of HungerCauses of Hunger
Natural Natural disastersdisasters
ConflictConflict
PovertyPoverty
Poor agricultural infrastructurePoor agricultural infrastructure
Over-exploitation of the Over-exploitation of the environmentenvironment
Can we afford to be complacent?Can we afford to be complacent?
““NO!”NO!”
Hunger is solvableHunger is solvable
The end of Hunger?The end of Hunger?
To feed every one To feed every one of the 66 million of the 66 million school children school children would cost U.S. would cost U.S. $3.2 billion$3.2 billion
An investment in child nutritionAn investment in child nutrition
Is an investment in the futureIs an investment in the future