How to help the starving people of the world?

Norway
April 20, 2013 8:26pm CST
I have read somewhere that we produce enough food for 12 billion people and that we are 7 billion poeple living on this planet. Yet 1 billion of us don't have enough food and half of them are poeple who produce food but can not afford to feed themselves. What do you people think we can do to make sure the ones in need can get their share of the overwhelming food production?
4 responses
@redtesha (1773)
• Indonesia
22 Apr 13
Well, the simplest thing we can do is donate some money to help them. There's a lot organization which helping them. If we can do something more, we can help to make foods and send them. There's a lot things we can do :)
@dagami (1158)
• Rome, Italy
21 Apr 13
this is a very comlex problem. we have the FAO (food and agricultural organization) and the WFP (world food program), two international organizations that are under the wings of the United Nations who are trying to find ways and means in solving this problem. unfortunately, the reasons why some countries produce less is the climate. they don't have enough water. as an ordinary citizen, i try not to waste food. i educated my son on the value of food and made him aware of the circumstances of those who are starving. i have also tried giving food to some street people. sometimes, there are non government organizations who raise funds for this cause and i have, in my own little way, contributed.
@bjc66bjc (6730)
• United States
21 Apr 13
Hi birro, what a great topic...I wish I had a definitive answer but I don't..whoever I do share whenever I can,,but I really have to say I don't know any homeless people like you see on the streets with cups begging for food and I certainly don't know who don't have enough food in their home...I do give food by the bags/boxes to people because I just don't need it...I really wish it was more to do...what I will not do is donate money because I just don't believe that donated monies end up doing what they are suppose to do....or going where its suppose to go...
@mariaperalta (19073)
• Mexico
21 Apr 13
We have a problem like that here in Mexico due to poverty. We need to get governments more involved in hunger problems.