Hunger
OVERVIEW
If people are too busy surviving, it is difficult to find happiness, purpose, and solutions to world problems.
DANGERS
- If we continue wasting food at current rates, we will need to increase our food production by 70% by 2050 to feed the world’s increasing population
- Side effects of poor nutrition include reduced productivity, impaired mental and physical development, and reduced immunity
CURRENT STATUS
- The world produces enough food every year to feed 10 billion people
- 1/3 of the world’s food is wasted by both in production and retail and by the consumer
- This map shows how and where food is wasted in each country
- Global hunger has decreased by 29% since 2000