Food & Nutrition

Almost one billion people don't get enough food to eat. When crops fail due to weather or disease poor rural communities, who have no other resources to pay for food, go hungry. Another major cause of hunger is conflict. Wars destroy agricultural fields, kill farmers and displace millions of people around the world. This means less food is produced and families who flee and become refugees lose their incomes and livelihoods. In regions like southern Africa, food production is being affected by the HIV and AIDS pandemic, which has left many farmers sick and unable to grow food. The Global Food Crisis brought other major causes of hunger into sharp focus. These include climate change, and a rapid rise in food prices linked to high oil prices, increased biofuel production and export restrictions.

Past forums on this topic:

Will the world be able to feed itself in 2050?
Wednesday, 10 September 2008, Adelaide SA
Food security and the developing world. 

We all need food - but do we all get it?
Tuesday, 3 March 2009, Melbourne VIC
How do we feed the world's 800 million hungry people?

Is food only for those who can afford it?
Tuesday, 3 March 2009, Melbourne VIC