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

Several

people

in the world are still facing

food

deprivation regardless of progress and improvements achieved in the agriculture sector.

This

can be

due to

a rapid increase in population, pandemic, and country-specific economic and political situation. Organizations like the World

Food

Program and the government should provide assistance to alleviate the

food

shortage problems. The size of the world population has been constantly growing which means we have more mouths to feed and less space for staples to grow on.

This

was the case even before the pandemic hit us and

then

the

food

shortage was getting worse because lots of

people

including farmers and factory workers stopped working and stayed at home to avoid being transmitted. The

food

shortage problem is more serious in countries facing political tension

such

as war.

For example

,

people

are facing a

food

crisis

due to

growing fields and

food

distribution channels have been damaged and disrupted

due to

the civil war in Myanmar.

In addition

to it, the country’s worsening economy contributes to high inflation and currency depreciation which leads to imports being more expensive to consume. There are a few measures which the government can take to solve the insufficient

food

supply to its

people

. They can support local farmers by means of providing financial grants, land, seeds, fertilizer and tools to grow produce efficiently and fill the gap in the nation’s

food

deficit. An international intervention like direct

food

package supplies and cash grants to families in need if the government is not able to provide sufficient support to its

people

. In conclusion, millions of

people

in many countries are still facing starvation

although

there is visible advancement in agriculture. Respective governments should prioritize and implement plans to make sure enough

food

is available to all families on their own and sometimes with the help of international organizations.