Hunger is a condition in which the body still needs
food, usually when the stomach is empty either intentionally or unintentionally
for a long time. Food is a very important thing for our lives. In order to be
healthy and well-nourished, we must obtain adequate, quality and safe food. To
get enough food and diverse human beings should try to get it. Food gives us
the energy we need for growth, physical activity and basic body functions. Food
also provides for us the necessary ingredients to build and maintain and
enhance the body's ability to fight disease. kinipun humans are competing to
get good food for the body.
Now
on every continent in the world most of the people are experiencing severe
hunger. Famine may occur due to conflicts within or outside the country;
uncontrolled populations; widespread poverty; the wisdom of the leader; and global
warming. The Food and Agriculture
Organization (FAO) organization
at the United Nations estimates the world population of hunger this year
reached 963 million people, an increase of about 40 million compared to last
year.
Why
discuss Hunger in the world?
As
living beings, we still have to know how the world is to this day. One of them
is about "world hunger". At least with this paper, the author hopes
to move the hearts of readers to better appreciate the food and circumstances
around with the aim to reduce the level of hunger in the world by starting from
the surrounding environment. Here's a description of the causes of hunger in
the world :
- Conflicts
Because of conflict, people are forced to move, they
have to find food, and if they can not find food, they will go anywhere to look
for it. Because of this migration, millions of people move. With the arrival of
these migratory people, an area will need more food supplies, and since the
number of immigrants is usually large then the amount of food supply is quickly
exhausted and can lead to widespread hunger.
- Population
The total population of a village, city, and country
greatly affects the world's famine. If the population in a region more than the
amount of food supply, it is very likely the population in the area will
experience hunger. Therefore, the authors suggest a solution for each local
leader to implement the equitable distribution of the population, although it
is very difficult to do.
- Poverty
One of the causes of hunger in the world is poverty.
In some articles it is stated that "poverty is the door of famine".
The authors strongly agree with the idea, if only in a region / country has a
high poverty level then it is also certain the level of hunger in the region /
country is high. Many factors cause poverty, one of them is the lack of
employment. If the population is very large and the number of jobs is fewer,
then where can the residents have the funds to buy food? Especially for today
if only relying from gardening / farming alone, the author of taste will not be
enough to overcome poverty.
- Wisdom
Which is meant by the wisdom here is more directed to
the government / leaders of a region and country. Policies from local / state
leaders are urgently needed. Think for a moment, if the leaders of a region
only take care of some areas, of course, areas that are not taken care of will
be in a state of chaos, whether in poverty, hunger and conflict. The author
hopes for every leader of a region to pay more attention to areas that have the
possibility of high levels of hunger, so the author hopes to reduce hunger in
the region and certainly in the world.
- Global Warming
"Climate change can affect the world's food
supply in three aspects: quantity, quality and location," says Sam Myers,
a doctor and senior researcher studying environmental health at Harvard T.H.
Chan School of Public Health.
Temperature rises due to climate change tend to
increase pests, insects will move to areas previously unknown to insects.
Surely the land that is usually little or no pest at all can appear suddenly. Temperature
rises and changes in rainfall patterns make farmers more difficult to work and
lead to declining food production. That's why global warming greatly affects
the hunger that occurs in the world.
Conclusion
Therefore, the world will be completely destroyed if
the world's hunger caused by conflict, population, poverty, wisdom of leaders,
and global warming continue to happen for a long time. So, it would be nice if
we change from ourselves from appreciating food and providing help for hungry
areas.
