AEFJN www.aefjn.org - NAD www.netzwerkafrika.de End hunger – protect ecosystems Hunger is the greatest scandal of our times. Dying of hunger means an agonizing slow death. Although there is enough food for all, 3 million children die every year of...
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AEFJN www.aefjn.org - NAD www.netzwerkafrika.de End hunger – protect ecosystems Hunger is the greatest scandal of our times. Dying of hunger means an agonizing slow death. Although there is enough food for all, 3 million children die every year of malnutrition. 870 million people suffer hunger while in the rich countries an increasing number of people have a problem of overweight. World hunger is in the first place a problem of unfair distribution, heavy harvest losses and the scandalous wastage of food. Other causes are wars and climate change, land grabbing and poverty, European agricultural and trade policies as well as speculation on food commodities und unsustainable extraction of resources. Surprisingly, the majority of malnourished persons live in rural areas. That is why an important Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) is to help subsistence farmers to improve their livelihood. What does the SDG call for? Food is a basic human right. The SGDs call not only for a reduction but fo
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