π Node [[hunger]]
π hunger.md by @flancian οΈπ βοΈ
Hunger
- One of our most terrible [[problems]].
- [[go]] http://encyclopedia.uia.org/en/problems?combine=hunger
- [[wiki]] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hunger
π hunger.md by @neil οΈπ βοΈ
Hunger
The [[global food system]] is complex and fragile β and the impacts when it fails are deadly. Despite more than enough food being produced to feed the world, there has been a six-fold increase in the number of people living in famine-like conditions since 2020.
β Tuesday briefing: Why hunger is as big a threat as Covid
Vidal rejects the framing of this as a crisis of food, of which there is plenty. In fact, food production has been rising steadily for decades. βItβs really a crisis of poverty and distribution β people cannot afford to buy food that is there,β he says.
β Tuesday briefing: Why hunger is as big a threat as Covid
To properly tackle the crisis of hunger, the global food industry has to be diversified so poorer countries arenβt held hostage by a few massive companies and can rely on their own food supplies to feed their people
β Tuesday briefing: Why hunger is as big a threat as Covid
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