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?

In

this

contemporary,

although

modern mechanical farming has significantly increased the productivity of cultivation a lot, there are still many

people

over the world living under starvation. I believe the phenomenon of waste

food

and

crops

being used for purposes other than

food

is the primary reason to cause

this

problem, and it should be resolved in economic ways.

Firstly

, some countries, especially those developed countries are suffering from serious

food

waste problems. There is a large number of

food

discarded every day in these countries which is able to account for over 40% of

people

's daily

food

consumption.

For example

, the combined

food

consumption of America, Japan and Europe accounts for 70% of the global total,

while

40% of

this

is thrown away which is on par with the number of

food

consumed in the rest of the world.

Secondly

, many

crops

are grown for other purposes rather than for eating. Because they can bring additional value to other fields.

For instance

, livestock farmers in Australia will import 6 million tons of soybeans every year as feed because compare with traditional grazing, cattle can grow better by eating soybeans, and

this

can make the cows sell for a better price.

Thus

pursuing higher economic values from

crops

is another negative reason impact on humans' access to

food

. For what can we do about

this

problem, I believe

instead

of letting those casually discarded

food

going to rot, we require more

food

banks to collect them to help those

people

in need.

Furthermore

, governments should introduce policies to restrict the use of

crops

and prioritize human needs first. In conclusion, the main reasons why there are still many

people

over the world starving are

due to

the serious

food

-wasting phenomenon in some groups and the abuse of

food

to feed livestock. Introducing

further

advanced policies and measures may help to resolve

this

problem.