The hunger situation in this country is horrible with 1 in 8 American families relying on assistance just to put food on the table. I strongly encourage people, restaurants, and grocery stores to donate as much food as they can to end this serious problem. If you think that it's bad here, imagine what is going on in Sub Saharan Africa, where development assistance for agriculture stands at 4%, down from 18% in the 1980s. Also, the farming industry there has been a total disaster over the last 25 years with an agricultural growth of 1% , the lowest rate for any country in the world. Because of the price of both food and crops keeps going up and not slowing down anytime soon, there are over 1.02 billion hungry people all around the world, an increase of 100 million since 2008. Also, it means that the chance for families on having little(and not that nutritious) food to eat is likely to happen.
Here's how donors (businesses, corporations, organizations, anonymous contributors) can help.Their investment can help families , farmers and producers out so that they can escape poverty; increase exports and help out the residents, who already have a stable income from their employment. Also, funding towards agriculture will: provide technological research, innovation and enough training to help farmers increase production; develop the farmers' path to the local regional markets and bankroll the rural infrastructure such as roads, electrification, storage facilities and irrigation systems, which all are important components crucial to boost the agricultural output in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Despite the current economic condition, the United States is the richest nation in the world. Even though we need to help out our citizens first, we must also provide assistance to those countries that's in dire straits right now.
