Are We Ready to End World Hunger? | Chase Sova | TEDxOakLawn

Human beings have been on this planet for around 150,000 years. For the first 149,950, the baseline condition for our species has been poverty, hunger and desperation. Yet today, despite the headlines, we are closer than ever to ending global hunger for good. We just have one more hurdle to clear: a rise in man-made conflict. Proud member of the Zero Hunger generation, Dr. Chase Sova has made it his mission to help tackle one of the world’s greatest solvable problems. He has worked on agricultural and food systems in 15 developing countries across Latin America, sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, always at the confluence of policy, politics and science. A Wisconsinite and a believer in the power of words and ideas, Chase knows that the fight for food security begins with recognizing this generation’s unique ability to end hunger for all time.

[normlor]

one more idea, there are ideas to desalinate Saltwater dirt cheap and have those three important components which come out of this Process in Millions of tons weekly-salt, water and Steam in infinite amounts

[mohammadsareh]

In the past there was poverty but no hunger. Hunger is the tragic event of our time. Hunger is the effect of exploitation and oppression of capitalism.

[natashapoole]

How sad it is that we live in a world where children go to sleep hungry. I look forward to the promise Jehovah God gives us in the bible to undue such devastating conditions.
Psalm 72:16
16There will be an abundance of grain on the earth; On the top of the mountains it will overflow. His fruit will flourish as in Lebʹa·non, And in the cities people will blossom like the vegetation of the earth.

[twilightprincelink]

Try to tell hunter gatherers this same exact thing and they'll ignore you and feed you when your gibberish doesn't feed you. Tell someone in modern society we could all be hunter gatherers again and be much happier and they will crucify you or tell everyone who follows them that we need nuclear weapons to protect yourself from fascists' who just want you to be able to feed yourself in case everyone else around you disappears and you are in an emergency with only your past lessons to survive. Granted eventually you'll realize you coulda ate mice or birds or bugs and lived anyways and you would inevitably find true happiness.