Human Survival

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We currently produce enough food to feed everyone on the planet. The only reason there are hungry people is one third of the food we produce is lost or wasted. There are several reasons for this. Chief among them is that developing nations waste a large percentage of the food they produce. Up to forty percent of it ends up in landfills. A large part of that is caused by consumers taking more than they need and throwing out what they don’t eat. But another part of the equation is that much of what is produced goes straight to the landfills. There is no profit in feeding the hungry.

The world is also capable of producing a considerable amount more food than it currently does. Productivity in developing countries is low when compared to developed ones. Just bringing the production levels of poor countries up to those of richer ones would allow us feed a considerably larger population. Investment in infrastructure in these countries would go a long way in increasing productivity levels. But once again, there is no profit in feeding the hungry.