Hunger around the world is a big issue. According to the "food aid foundation", "Some 795 million people in the world do not have enough food to lead a healthy active life. That's about one in nine people on earth." As many people go hungry, there is also a tremendous amount of food waste. About 30% of the food around the world is wasted every year. In the 7th grade I went to a very poor school in Rural China. My classmates and I helped grow plants in there small garden so they would have more to eat. All of these kids were very skinny and seemed like they didn't get a lot to eat. Though all of them were very grateful that we planted all sorts of fruits and vegetables for them. Many children all around the world face the problems that these kids faced and it is an issue that is only getting worse. I think we need to find ways to waste less food and instead give it to people that really need it.

“World Hunger Statistics.” Food Aid Foundation, www.foodaidfoundation.org/world-hunger-statistics.html.

I agree completely with what Zach is saying. Hunger around the world is in fact a huge societal issue. 795 million people is a lot, and they all don't have enough food to have a healthy life.  There is in fact a lot of food waste. An example, I waste a lot of food that can be eater eaten or given to someone else. My parents' tell me occasionally, "kids in Africa would die for what you just threw in the trash", and I feel ashamed of wasting so much valuable food. A lot of foundations donate food all over the world, but there is still a long way to go.

I agree with Zach that hunger is a prevailing issue more common in impoverished societies. People who are fortunate enough to have food provided for them everyday without struggle, often forget the value of it. Not every one can be nourished due to their economic situation. The unawareness of famine causes food waste which leads to unnecessary carbon emissions. According to https://www.worldwildlife.org/stories/f … food-waste, "one-third of all the food produced in the world goes to waste... When we waste food, we also waste all the energy and water it takes to grow, harvest, transport, and package it. And if food goes to the landfill and rots, it produces methane—a greenhouse gas even more potent than carbon dioxide. About 11% of all the greenhouse gas emissions that come from the food system could be reduced if we stop wasting food. In the US alone, the production of lost or wasted food generates the equivalent of 37 million cars’ worth of greenhouse gas emissions." The statistics prove that throwing away foos, over filling your plate, or being all around wasteful immensely contributes to dangerous  global warming. This food could instead be usefully provided to those who are starving. To add on to Zach's idea about wasting less and giving it to the people who actually need it, I believe that we should donate canned food to food drives and eat with our stomaches rather than our eyes.

I definitely agree with both of your opinions. However, I think it is important to acknowledge that worldwide hunger is most evident in various areas with extremely large populations and it can be hard to distribute resources amongst populations of such a large magnitude. Therefore, without the help of other countries and their resources, these problems will increase in gravity and create a much more difficult feat to accomplish. Without the help of the worldly communities, no progress can be made. While many areas have their own problems to deal with, it is important to take a step back to assess what others need. Finally, I think it is also important to acknowledge that there are third world countries that are truly starving but are completely neglected while major countries and nations receive help, however minimal this help may be. According to the Global Citizen, Timor Leste, a small island country, is suffering horribly from starvation. "38% of the population in Timor-Leste are undernourished." United efforts will bring forth greater change.

globalcitizen.org/en/content/the-worlds-10-hungriest-countries/