can the world feed itself? can the world feed itself? yes!

Can the world feed Itself?Can the world feed Itself?

YES!YES!

Statistics on Global HungerStatistics on Global Hunger 925 million people do not have enough to eat925 million people do not have enough to eat

98 per cent of the world’s hungry live in developing 98 per cent of the world’s hungry live in developing countriescountries

Nearly two thirds of the world’s hungry live in the Asia and Nearly two thirds of the world’s hungry live in the Asia and Pacific regionPacific region

Women account for over 60 per cent of world hungerWomen account for over 60 per cent of world hunger

65 percent of the world’s hungry live in only seven 65 percent of the world’s hungry live in only seven countries. countries.

Women make up a little over half of the Women make up a little over half of the world's population, but they account for world's population, but they account for over 60 percent of the world’s hungryover 60 percent of the world’s hungry

Why discuss hunger?Why discuss hunger?

One in One in Seven Seven people do people do not get not get enough foodenough food

Asia and Asia and the Pacific the Pacific region is region is home to home to over half over half the world’s the world’s population population and nearly and nearly two thirds two thirds of the of the world’s world’s hungry hungry people.people.

Hunger and malnutrition are the #1 risk Hunger and malnutrition are the #1 risk to health worldwideto health worldwide

Solving World Hunger is not rocket Solving World Hunger is not rocket sciencescience

There is enough food There is enough food

to to gogo around around

So What Needs to Change?So What Needs to Change?

Start Talking about hungerStart Talking about hunger

Food is good businessFood is good business

Feeding children – investing in the Feeding children – investing in the futurefuture

World Food Programme feeds an average of World Food Programme feeds an average of 20 million children20 million children

Improving nutrition Improving nutrition means that a child means that a child can concentrate can concentrate

and performs and performs better in classbetter in class

Food at school encourages families Food at school encourages families to educate ALL of their children, not to educate ALL of their children, not

just the boysjust the boys

If children If children don’t receive don’t receive the right the right nutrition in the nutrition in the developmentadevelopmental years, the l years, the damage can damage can not be fixed in not be fixed in later lifelater life

Causes of HungerCauses of Hunger

Natural Natural disastersdisasters

ConflictConflict

PovertyPoverty

Poor agricultural infrastructurePoor agricultural infrastructure

Over-exploitation of the Over-exploitation of the environmentenvironment

Can we afford to be complacent?Can we afford to be complacent?

““NO!”NO!”

Hunger is solvableHunger is solvable

The end of Hunger?The end of Hunger?

To feed every one To feed every one of the 66 million of the 66 million school children school children would cost U.S. would cost U.S. $3.2 billion$3.2 billion

An investment in child nutritionAn investment in child nutrition

Is an investment in the futureIs an investment in the future