Blog for a Better World

One problem behind world hunger is that many developing countries, where hunger is most severe, owe hundreds of billions of dollars in debt to many of the developed countries, thus money governments should be investing in their local region gets spent on repaying the debt instead.  Negotiations are underway to pressure governments from developing nations to cancel the debt owed by these less developed countries.  Another factor behind world hunger is the fact that most food is produced in developing nations.  Because of this, the huge cost of packaging, transporting and distributing the food increases the cost of food exorbitantly.  When food can be produced in greater quantities more efficiently in areas geographically closer to where it is needed, costs for this food are reduced. When food costs less, more people can buy sufficient amounts to feed themselves and their families.