Food shortage - a global problem?: Difference between revisions

Massive food shortage does not seem to be an issue for industrialized countries like the United States of America, Canada, Australia or the nations of the European Union. If one thinks about food shortage, pictures of dying children on the African continent cross one's mind. Indeed most of the countries with a undernourished population are in sub-Saharan Africa and south-Asia, but does that automatically lead to the conclusion massive food shortage is just a regional problem?

The main problem in south-Asia regarding food shortage are undernourished children. One big reason is the low social standing of women. Therefore young mothers often are uneducated and not able to raise their children properly.

Most sub-Saharan countries suffer from a dramatic infant mortality rate and a high rate of people who are unable to meet their calorie demand.

The main reasons are bad governance, military conflicts, political instability and a high rate of HIV-infected people.