the world food problem arose simultaneously with the appearance of man in it, and changed with the development of its human scale and features, turning into the second half of the twentieth century, the global.For the food problem in the broad sense of the word refers generally production, exchange, distribution and consumption of food in individual countries and the world at large.In a narrow sense, it is necessary to understand how the food supply of the population and its different social groups and classes.
food problem today is one of the world's most pressing problems facing humanity badly.Eradicating malnutrition and hunger in our society is inseparable from the solution of such pressing issues as the global character as poverty eradication.It is estimated that on a starvation diet (less than 1000 kcal / day), causing degradation of the physical organism, there are more than 850 million people on the planet.Chronic malnutrition affects 1.5 billion people.More than 5 million children die each year from the effects of hunger.International sound gives to the problem is the fact that its decisions can not be achieved the efforts of individual countries.
agricultural production and the level of its development in the various countries are explained, above all, the availability of suitable for growing cattle and various crops of land resources and efficient use of, natural and climatic conditions, material and technical base.The most acute food problem faces a number of the poorest countries, who are unable to devote any significant funds for food imports.The problem of hunger sharpens rapid population growth.The number of inhabitants in these countries amounts to ¾ of the population of the planet and for all that they consume only one-third of global production.The saddest thing in all this is that the gap in food consumption per capita has been growing steadily.
consequence of population growth is the increase in urbanization and the increase in industrial production revolutions, causing reduced cropland.It lies in the fact that arable land rejected the construction of roads, cities and industrial sites.In addition, agricultural land become unusable due to contamination with pesticides, radionuclides, oil products, heavy metals, and if not their operation can be draining, salinization, waterlogging and erosion by wind and water.
global food problem - it is not merely the absence of food.It is also closely linked to politics, economy and other spheres of society, whose work has its drawbacks.An important fact that affects the number of hungry people on the planet - it's impossible to solve the problem within the framework of a single state.Her solution - in a joint effort starving countries and the countries that have an abundance of food production, which even forced to "fight" with excessive consumption and arising from these diseases.
food problem, which occurs in large parts of the developing countries, not only slows progress, it is still a source of political and social instability in these countries.Eradicating hunger is inseparable from the solution of the problem of poverty as a significant increase in the standard of living will create the conditions where people can buy food without prejudice to other areas of their lives: education, health, cultural development, and others.
food problem - to solve the issue.Modern science has great potential to increase food production by increasing land fertility, applications of selection and genetics (in animal husbandry and agriculture), use of biological resources of the seas and oceans, etc.
