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Politics, News & Issues > Food & Agriculture Feeding the poor today and everyone on the planet tomorrow: What are the issues, and what can be done to avert a global food crisis?

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Hunger is a global reality. A reality that is spreading and causing needless pain and suffering in far too many countries; children are starving and their parents are unable to feed them. We have seen the pictures and read the stories.

Many people have asked why is this happening? Is it due to human-induced climate change? Are armed conflicts to blame? Or are poverty and the political structure that creates poverty the cause?

The root of the problem is also the solution to the problem. There is a saying that is often tossed around when talked about hunger and poverty and that is "i...

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