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There are more than 800 million people in the world who do not have enough to eat.

YOU can help the hungry by visiting www.thehungersite.com.
If you click on the screen once a day, the website's sponsors will give food to those that need it on your behalf.
In 2000, there were 95,604,534 donations!

For more facts about food and world hunger, click on the Fact File button.

Click on the globe to find out which countries have problems with hunger. Which continent has the most countries with hunger problems?

But I thought that better machines and chemicals have made it possible to grow MORE food, not less!


	That's true, Harry. Nevertheless, in many countries, people go hungry or are malnourished for a mixture of reasons. Sometimes it is because people who need food cannot reach it. During a war, fighting can stop people growing food, or stop food from being transported from one place to another.


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Poor people are most at risk from hunger. From the pictures, can you work out why? Move your cursor over each one if you want a clue.

But there are ways to help poor farmers grow enough food for their families. The best ideas are ones that don't cost lots of money and build on what the farmers do already. They also need to look after the land so that it can produce food well into the future. These are called 'sustainable' solutions.


	©Rhodri Jones/Panos Pictures



	This farmer in Ethiopia is using one 'sustainable' way of increasing the amount of food that he grows. He is mixing different crops together in one field.

Mixing crops together has many advantages to the farmer. Here are some reasons why mixing crops together can help. Which one of these statements is not true?

See how much you have learned about the problems and solutions to hunger in the world by having a go at this worksheet.

Here in the UK, most people do not have to worry about hunger. Instead, we eat fresh food from all over the world. But our desire for different foods has effects on people and environments in many other countries. Click on 'Global Food Chain' below to find out more.