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What Causes World Hunger?
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Bread for the World - What Causes Hunger Worldwide, the number of hungry people has dropped significantly over the past two decades, but 795 million people continue to struggle with hunger every day.Many factors contribute to the state of hunger both in the United States and abroad. The reasons are complex and varied, and often interconnected.
Foreign Affairs - How the Other Half Dies: The Real Reasons for World Hunger A lively analysis that puts most of the blame on agribusiness, the governments of the industrial countries and the elites of the developing world. The prescription is for change.
eschooltoday.com - What are the causes of hunger in the world? Wind is simple the flow of a huge amount of air, usually from a high pressure area to a low pressure area as a result of convection. Find out more
the Guardian - Vandana Shiva responds to Amartya Sen
Indian ecological activist Vandana Shiva responds to Amartya Sen`s analysis of global hunger and says that famine has returned to democratic India.
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Natural disasters such as floods, tropical storms and long periods of drought are on the increase
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Natural disasters such as floods, tropical storms and long periods of drought are on the increase -- with calamitous consequences for the hungry poor in developing countries.
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Poverty is the main cause of hunger in the world. This is true in rich and poor countries alike. It is true no matter whether people live in urban or rural areas. Most people who are hungry are living in extreme poverty, defined as income of $1.25 per day or less.