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Food

Food. for. Thought. Truth or Myth #1. There are too many people to feed. Truth or Myth #2. There is enough food and enough land. Truth or Myth #3. Hunger can be solved by redistributing the food to the hungry. Truth or Myth #4. Famine is caused by natural disasters. Map of World Hunger.

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Food

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  1. Food for Thought

  2. Truth or Myth #1 There are too many people to feed.

  3. Truth or Myth #2 There is enough food and enough land.

  4. Truth or Myth #3 Hunger can be solved by redistributing the food to the hungry.

  5. Truth or Myth #4 Famine is caused by natural disasters.

  6. Map of World Hunger

  7. How does the activity relate to the real world?

  8. Many causes of hunger War, disasters Poverty Lack of land, seeds, tools Storage and processing Understanding of nutrition

  9. Emergency food aid Economic development Make farming more productive Use technology to improve process Educate people on importance of nutrition Many solutions

  10. Making farming more productive Treadle pump • Allows farmers to irrigate their fields • Adds a growing season • Family avoids hunger • Surplus of food can be sold for income

  11. Improving food processing Cashew processing Cashew fruit Nut shell Nut

  12. Food for Thought What I’ve done to help fight global hunger Essay Contest • GRAND PRIZE: • All-expenses paid trip to theEWB National Conference, held in Vancouver, January 2005 • $500 scholarship

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