World food resources cannot meet the demand. |
| Enough food is available on the planet to provide at least 3,500 daily calories or 4.3 pounds of food per person a day worldwide. The problem is that many people lack the money to buy food or the means to produce it for themselves and their families. |
Eliminating world hunger will only increase overpopulation. |
| Numerous studies have shown that improving access to food, while providing educational and employment opportunities for women and girls, improves living standards, reduces malnutrition and brings down fertility rates. |
Foreign aid is a waste of money. |
| Though not perfect, development assistance is still an extremely effective tool for reducing world hunger and allowing countries to move out of poverty. Silent Killer shows how small amounts of assistance can produce big results. Our web site highlights many effective strategies now being used by anti-hunger groups worldwide. For millions of hungry people, adequate development assistance means the difference between success or failure in eliminating poverty and hunger. |
It is impossible to eliminate world hunger. |
| We have the technology and resources, the organization and infrastructure and the medical and scientific knowledge necessary to eliminate poverty and hunger in our lifetime. All we need is the will to proceed and the commitment to make it happen. |
There is nothing one person can do to reduce world hunger. |
| In fact, there are multiple ways by which one person can make a difference. For ideas about what you can do to help, see the "Take Action" section of this web site. |
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