Written by Amanda Froelich at trueactivist.com; Image Credit: blogs.state.gov
If there is one crisis that can be solved within the next century or two, may it be world hunger. As True Activist has reported before, at present 1/3 of the food produced in this world is wasted, even with 795 million people (or 1/9 of the world’s population) going to bed hungry every night.
But even though countries like France are implementing astonishing initiatives, like making it illegal for stores to purposefully waste food, Bangladesh is leading the world having cut its rate of hunger by 50% since 2000.
According to a United Nations report, there are 216 million fewer hungry individuals in the world today than there were in the 1990’s. There are also nearly 100 million fewer in just the past three years. Bangladesh is one city majority contributing to the alleviation of this crisis, as it has reduced its chronic hunger rate by 50% since 2000.
The South Asian country may once have been impoverished, but it is now a self-sufficient rice producer focused on small-farm mechanization, irrigation, and boosting women’s economic power and girl’s education.
As CS Monitor reports, of 129 countries monitored, 72 have cut their undernourishment rates in half, on target with the 2015 Millennium Development Goal set by the Food and Agriculture Organization.
“Bangladesh is one of three success stories of the last 10 to 15 years – Ethiopia and Nepal are the other two – that give us some hope on this goal,” Professor Glenn Denning of Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs told the CS Monitor.
“These kinds of successes have demonstrated that if you bring certain things together” – he lists economic growth, improved agricultural productivity, a focus on farmers’ market accessibility, and social safety nets for the most vulnerable – “you can bring hunger down.”
Bangladesh’s example is hope for the rest of the world. By empowering communities to become self-sufficient and support local production, potential to eradicate this crisis is possible.
“The near achievement of the hunger target shows us that we can indeed eliminate the scourge of hunger in our lifetime,” said FAO Director General José Graziano da Silva.
Read more at CS.Monitor, and don’t forget to share your thoughts in the comments section.
beacuse it is fuckin expensive food in usa and european countries
HEY dude am a bangladeshi and a A PACK of biscuits cost 100 taka(bangladeshi currency) hah now how expensive is it in UK AND OTHER country….
Should you also not consider the gap in median income? Bangladesh is a country with half of its population living under the level of poverty, and without education.
Thanks to Formalin in food
We already produce enough food for everyone–there’s no need for hunger anywhere. http://killingthebreeze.com/theres-enough-food-in-the-world-to-solve-hunger-today/
I am a Bangladeshi, and very much proud of knowing such news provided even by Anonymous. There was a time when our ancestors died on famine. On the contrary, Bangladesh now stands on her feet regarding food production.Though few people from other countries like few of my fellow country men are flagrantly pessimist on our beloved motherland.few people are typical cynic……they will not see that the glass is half filled rather they see that it is half empty.
YOU ARE 100% WRONG. Please remove this article. I would like to suggest you to study more about Bangladesh Economical Condition before writing such a kind of article. Rather “Hunger Rate” has been increased more than 50% in Bangladesh.