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What did you learn about dietary choices from using the footprint calculator? Now imagine that you could translate what you learned into an effective societal policy on food- what would it be? And how would this policy effect the need to alleviate world hunger?
925 million people on earth do not have enough to eat according to the FAO [Food and Agricultural Organization]. That's almost 1 in 7 inhabitants of our planet!
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Hunger & Poverty
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Around the world, 648 million people live in extreme poverty. They survive on less than $2.15 a day. So it’s impossible for them to support a healthy livelihood. Without sustainable incomes, people cannot afford food. Meanwhile, in America we waste nearly 60 million tons (120 billion pounds) of food every year.
Sources Used: https://www.actionagainsthunger.org/the … r/poverty/