SOLVING HUNGER EFFECTIVELY REQUIRES ADDRESSING

CAUSES OF POVERTY
While providing solutions to hunger via more efficient food production seems to
be a noble endeavor, problems lie in distribution, land ownership, inefficient
use of land, politics and power play. Currently, food production rates are higher
than population growth (although that is no reason to be complacent). Tackling
hunger directly by providing more charitable contributions of food, or even
finding ways to increase production, is attacking the symptoms of poverty only,
not root causes.
That is not to say that research to increasing food production should not be
done, just that it should be recognized that the deeper problem of fighting the
roots of poverty that causes hunger would allow better use of resources in the
long term. Not fighting root causes of poverty and only fighting hunger will be
costly in the long run as people will continue to be hungry and resources will be
continually diverted to remedy hunger in a superficial manner without
addressing its cause.
Solving world hunger by only increasing food production and not
addressing root causes of hunger (i.e. poverty), would not alleviate the
conditions that create poverty in the first place. If the poorer nations are not
given the sufficient policy space and means to produce their own food, if they
are not allowed to produce and create industry for themselves, then poverty
and dependency will continue.
Giving or donating food as aid or charity in non-emergency situations is also
not always the long term answer. The section on food dumping, next, reveals
additional details on how food aid has been used as a foreign policy tool by
some wealthy nations to their advantage and interests. Hunger and poverty
has increased as an effect.

REZOLVAREA FOAMETEI NECESIT ABORDAREA EFICACE A

CAUZELOR SRCIEI
n timp ce furnizarea soluiilor pentru foamete prin producia de alimente
mai eficienta pare a fi un efort nobil, problemele se afl n distribuie,
proprietatea terenurilor, utilizarea ineficient a terenurilor, politica si jocul de
putere. n prezent, ratele de producie a alimentelor sunt mai mari dect
creterea populaiei (dei acesta nu este un motiv pentru a fi satisfcui).
Combaterea foametei direct prin furnizarea a mai multe contribuii caritabile de
produse alimentare, sau chiar gsirea unor modaliti de a crete producia,
numai atac simptomele srciei, nu si cauzele fundamentale.
Asta nu nseamn c cercetarea pentru creterea produciei alimentare nu
ar trebui s fie fcuta, doar c ar trebui s fie recunoscut faptul c problema
mai profund a luptei cu rdcinile srciei care provoac foamete ar permite o
mai bun utilizare a resurselor pe termen lung. Numai combaterea foametei
fr combaterea problemelor srciei va fi costisitoare pe un termen lung
ntruct oamenii vor continua s nfometeze iar resursele vor fi deturnate
continuu pentru a remedia foametea ntr-un mod superficial, fr a aborda
cauza sa.
"Rezolvarea" foametea n lume numai prin creterea produciei alimentare
i neabordarea cauzelor profunde ale foametei (adic srcia), nu ar atenua
condiiile care creeaz srcia n primul rnd. n cazul n care naiunile srace

nu au suficient spaiu de politic i mijloace pentru a produce propria lor hran,

daca nu li se permite s produc i s creeze industrie pentru ei nii, atunci
srcia i dependena va continua.
Acordarea sau donarea de alimentelor ca ajutor sau caritate n situaii de
non urgen nu este, de asemenea, ntotdeauna rspunsul pe un termen lung.
Seciunea privind produsele alimentare aruncate, dezvluie detalii
suplimentare cu privire la modul n care ajutorul alimentar a fost folosit ca un
instrument de politic extern de unele tari bogate in avantajul i in intereselor
lor. Ca un efect, foametea i srcia a crescut,.