1. World Hunger Introduction
Sources:
The State of Food Insecurity 2005 (FAO)
Millennium Development Goals Report 2005
The World Food Problem (2004, Leathers and Foster)

2. World Hunger Facts
Worldwide, over 850 million people are undernourished
one in seven
Don’t get enough calories each day
Susceptible to illness
Unable to lead productive lives
Chronic undernourishment
Due to extreme poverty

3. World Hunger Increased in 2007
50 million more people hungry in 2007
Than 2006 (FAO)
Food prices up
Increased demand from emerging countries
Population increase
Economic development
Biofuels production
Reduced crop production
Climate change

4. World Hunger Facts
Over 20,000 people die each day due to causes related to undernutrition
¾ of these are children under the age of 5
About 6 million/year

5. Undernutrition and Child Death
ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/008/a0200e/a0199e.pdf

6. Common Scenario Mother Youngest child Poorly educated Food is scarce
Several children
Youngest child
undernourished
Disease resistance low
Drinks unsanitary water
Develops diarrhea
Loses interest in eating

7. Common Scenario Mother removes solids from child’s diet
Not enough nourishment to fight disease
Diarrhea continues
Mother removes liquids
Dehydration
Death

8. Importance of Maternal Health

9. Causes of Hunger Poverty* 2.8 billion people earn less than $2/day
* Based on Purchasing Power Parity

10. Causes of Hunger Extreme Poverty
1.2 Billion people earn less than $1/day*
75% of these live in rural areas
many unable to own land
Worst in Sub-Saharan Africa
* Based on Purchasing Power Parity

11. World Hunger Map
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12. Sachs, J. 2005, The End of Poverty; Economic Possibilities for Our Time.

13. Worldwide life expectancy

14. Side effects of Hunger and Poverty
ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/008/a0200e/a0199e.pdf

15. Population Pressure World Population has doubled in 40 years
Most of increase in developing countries
5 billion people
Poverty and economic insecurity result in population growth
Children are a source of wealth to the poor

16. Hope: Demographic Transition
Example: U.S. History
When U.S. became industrial, fewer kids/family needed
Lowered infant mortality
No need to rely on children’s labor
More opportunities for women
Happened without birth control

17. Agricultural Revolution
Hunters & Gatherers
Agriculture
Food production
Expanding population & environmental destruction
Conquest for land
Population Growth
Technology
Culture

18. Effect of the Agricultural Revolution
Wealth:
Elite
Own land, Well-fed Educated, Health care, Opportunities
Poverty:
Wealth, Tribute
Food, Resources
Landless, hungry, uneducated, unhealthy, no opportunities
Conquered & Exploited: Peasants, Slaves, Workers

19. Effect of the Industrial Revolution
Sachs, J. 2005, The End of Poverty; Economic Possibilities for Our Time.

20. Issues Nutrition Food Security Agriculture Environment Technology
Education
Culture
Development
Ethics

21. Ethics Is hunger and poverty morally acceptable? Why or why not?
What should we do?