by Ashmin

Created on: May 22, 2008

One small planet Earth, one Global Village, how well a child can eat and survive should NOT depend on which country he /she is born, its not the child's choice or privilege. Hence every single individual who eats well should have a moral responsibility to make sure atleast one hungry soul is fed too. Only with that massive initiative by every single one of us, will we eradicate this dreadful and silent killer- HUNGER.

Hunger in all its manifestations is the single largest disease' that claims more lives than AIDS , cancer and TB put together. A UN report on hunger states that at any one time , 854 million people out of worlds 6.55 billion remain hungry, malnourished or starved. To put that 854 in a better perspective, it is more than the combined population of US ,Canada and the European Union .
820 million of this live in the developing world.
The Food and Agriculture Organisation echoes Amartya Sen's thoughts on hunger when it says that hunger can be overcome only if necessary resources, political will and correct policies are forthcoming.
For the cause of hunger today is not shortage of food.
How can one explain that the largest producers of wheat and rice in the world have the majority of people without a proper meal a day?
India and China contribute to the majority of worlds hungry and worlds poor with the sub Saharan countries coming second.
How can one justify that Britain throws away 10 billion worth of food every year. (may 2008, Independent). According to a study by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, 96 billion pounds of food in America each year is wasted.
Such an unfair, unjustified, indiscriminate distribution of food is the prime cause and the immediate obstacle to be tackled.
With the rising inflation not only has the food price effected people in developing countries such Egypt, India and China. The hikes in prices are also finding its consequences in UK and the US.
Food is on the shelves but people are unable to afford it. Prices of staple food has risen 100-200% in one year alone; wheat 114%, corn 130% & rice 200%. In last 3-5 years the commodity prices have gone up by 300-500%. 35 countries including India & China are facing social unrest because of the rising food and energy prices.

However the multinational companies and supermarkets are proud in publishing their substantial profits and bonuses to the share holders. There should be Universal Regulator for fixing the price of every commodity for atleast a span of 5 years, where by the main aim

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