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When Millennium Development Goals were
formulated, many people expected that the number of hungry people will be halved by 2015. Today this goal still remains a
challenge as progress to end hunger has stopped in most regions. According to
statistics, around 925 million people worldwide suffer from hunger. In Nepal the undernourished population is estimated to be 3,33 million. To make matters worse, the prices of agricultural commodities
such as wheat or corn has been constantly rising making difficult for the
poorest people to feed themselves. For
example, global
prices for corn and wheat have
increased by as much as 50% since June, 2012.
High food prices is a huge problem for developing countries that have to import food to support their growing
populations. There are many families
which spend 60-80 percent of their income on food.
In these situations, higher prices can hit very hard. Families have to cut the number of meals they have a
day and spend less on schooling and
medicine. The G20 group of nations are
planning to hold a meeting to formulate
a response to the rising food
prices in September. But are world
leaders capable of finding a long-lasting solution?
2 comments:
high food prices
Solutions need to be given by the bread winners. Not by some self-serving politicians.
I counsel the replacement of white rice with the more nutritious unpolished rice. Our people must allow themselves to fall in love with finger millets, once again !
Such measures will address the concerns of mothers who worry about the quality of food as well as the fathers who fret about the mounting cost of providing nutrition.
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