Can someone explain this to me: when people say we only need 6 billion euros to end world hunger, what exactly do they mean by that? Do they mean that this amount of money is enough to provide food for everyone on earth forever? Is it enough to buy, transport, prepare and distribute all that food every day for as long as humanity exists? Or do they mean 6 billion euros is enough to set up livelihoods for everyone everywhere? Or maybe it's enough to plant and keep growing crops, as well as to farm livestock everywhere regardless of climatic conditions?
What exactly does "ending the world hunger" mean and is 6 billion euros really enough to do that?
The actual amount is varied wildly,depending on who is estimating.
ReplyDelete6(or whatever)billion seems to be a yearly amount.
But the real question is: why do we need to stop it ?
If a person is hungry let him go to the (super)market and buy some food.
Got no money? .. this is his/her problem. Why don't they find a job a earn the money.
There are no jobs! Wrong again.
There are no mareketable skills.
Again, why don't they learn a trade?
Liberal BS at its best.
There are no supermarkets in Africa))
DeleteI'm sure there are places on earth where there's just not enough food and people in them could totally use millions of tons of food being thrown away on a daily basis in first world countries. Like, yeah, there's over-production here and lack of it there, would be nice if we could balance that out. Seems legit)
Of course such a scenario can never unfold in real life because of wars and corruption *sigh*((( Therefore, in my opinion, such statements about creating heaven on earth are, like you said, pure propaganda.
By the way, in order for people to learn a trade, money will have to be spent yet again. Then the trade they've learnt may not be the one with plenty of job opportunities (I, for once, know two trades but have to learn a third one). Or people may lack other skills, like punctuality or diligence, in order for them to hold a job. Nevertheless, I've seen some incredibly industrious and persevering folks... Wait, scrap that. I was going to say that even the most hard-working and honest people sometimes struggle to provide for themselves and their families but then I realized I don't know one person who would work and suffer from hunger at the same time. Sure, there are plenty of those who overwork and earn peanuts but they sure eat every day! Perhaps they eat too little and still die early of malnourishment but they don't go hungry, thus are excluded from being a part of world hunger issue 🤔
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ReplyDeleteRight,where do I start ? )
ReplyDeleteThere are supermarkets in all cities and major towns in Africa.
In many rural areas there are open markets instead,
hence my () brackets: (super) markets.
this is one extreme example :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vH0VPW-PuEE
How do I know?
I lived in South Africa for 16.5 years.)
Now, I'm aware about having the wrong set of skills first hand.
Been in the exact same situation as your were.
On many occasions couldn't get a job because I was overqualified,
so had to learn new skills,adjust my self-esteem and manage my expectations.
The life can be a real bitch,but I've never once been hungry.
In the situations where there're very few job opportunities,war,famine and the likes
they would have to move.
Their competence in using AK-47s can only get them so far.
Move where ?
Anywhere!
Millions of the so-called "refuges" are flooding Europe in search of a "better life".
Better life,my ass.
As for those who can't learn, can't find a job and are unwilling to get their shit together and migrate elsewhere,
yet keep breeding like there is no tomorrow...
well, then let nature take its course.
Not sure whether you agree with me or just reluctant to rock the boat,
but that's how I see things. )
I was joking about supermarkets in Africa) well, half-joking because I'm full of stereotypes. When I think of world hunger, the images of baren lands and naked black children, their faces covered with swarms od flies are what I see.
DeleteI don't think I disagree with you. I'm actually trying real hard to imagine how bad the circumstances of one's life must be for them to suffer from hunger.
Also, I believe we see eye to eye when it comes to choosing where to live. I used to be incredulous about the poor in Manila and kept bugging my ex-FIL asking why in the world don't those people move to province where food literally grows on trees.
Don't let us start on refugees 🙄 other people may be reading, I don't like coming across as xenophobic because I'm actually not. I like to think that my racism is kind of selective; as I mentioned before, I do hold on to certain stereotypes but most of them are based on personal experiences.