Why Hunger in a World of Plenty?
Poverty In a world capable of feeding every man, woman and child, poverty is the overarching explanation for why hunger exists in the world. The causes of hunger are intricately related to the indignity of poverty. In any country, developing or developed, poverty renders the poor most vulnerable to disruptions in local and global food supplies. These disruptions can be characterized as the immediate causes of hunger, which include: Conflict and war Fighting during a conflict or war often results in the destabilization and displacement of populations, uprooting communities from their homes and rendering the poor extremely food insecure. While wealthier families displaced by conflicts can settle somewhere safe to wait for the conflict to subside and can buy food to subsist, the poor do not have these luxuries. Rather, the displaced poor often become homeless and without the means to buy food for survival. Hunger and malnutrition among the poor in conflict-ridden regions become rampant an
