In spite of advances made in agriculture, many people around the world still go hungry. Why is this the case? What can be done about this problem?

Although

technological developments have been applied to improve agriculture by many states, a considerable amount of people are still coping with drought. The origins of

this

situation seem to stem from two factors and several remedies

also

appear to be open to us. Possibly the main cause is these improvements are not enough to prevent

soil

degradation resulting from agriculture itself. Many farmers around the world,

for instance

, use state-of-the-art trucks to harvest their crops but they do not put unused parts of crops back into the

soil

which will protect the bacteria and microorganisms in the

soil

.

This

demonstrates that the concept of using brand-new vehicles is somewhat inadequate to protect the

soil

quality. A

further

well-known cause is the wide economic disparity between the rich and the poor, by which we mean that technological improvements in growing plants are only used by developed countries.

This

results in a high number and high-quality foods consumed by only the rich population, so developing countries will struggle with hunger

due to

the lack of money. Turning to possible solutions, an obvious step would be the cooperation of governments worldwide to make an international policy that aims for the equal distribution of these advances to all countries. There is almost a universal consensus that if the authorities are involved in a situation, the results would be more efficient and successful regardless of the issue. Another remedy might be making an investment in scientific research which have a goal for the improvement of

soil

quality.

For example

, a group of scientists in Sweden invented a cocktail that incorporates microorganisms and humus into the

soil

, which may provide an opportunity to gain back degraded soils.

Although

this

technique needs to be developed, it gives us hope for the future of agriculture and

thus

hungry people. In conclusion, the limited effectiveness of advances and the inequality in countries’ finance seem to be the main reasons. The authorities’ initiatives and scientific studies may well lessen the severity of the situation.