12 Myths About Hunger

This excellent page from Food First debunks 12 common myths about hunger. There are some fascinating and startling statistics here, and it does a very effective job of driving home the point that the majority of starving people in the world are doing so not because of environmental or market forces, but because of someone's greed.

Myth 1:
Not Enough Food to Go Around

Reality: Abundance, not scarcity, best describes the world's food supply. Enough wheat, rice and other grains are produced to provide every human being with 3,200 calories a day. That doesn't even count many other commonly eaten foods - ­vegetables, beans, nuts, root crops, fruits, grass-fed meats, and fish. Enough food is available to provide at least 4.3 pounds of food per person a day worldwide: two and half pounds of grain, beans and nuts, about a pound of fruits and vegetables, and nearly another pound of meat, milk and eggs - ­enough to make most people fat!

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