International Sorghum and Millet Collaborative Research Support Program (INTSORMIL CRSP)
Date of this Version
2-19-2010
Document Type
News Article
Citation
The Sower (February 19, 2010): 3.
Abstract
Short Heinrichs spoke to the Lincoln South Rotary Club in February 2010 about global food security. What is food security? The availability of food and access to it. Many countries have food available but the population has no access to it. Heinrichs gave the group some sobering statistics regarding hunger in the world. Nine hundred forty-seven million people in the world are undernourished. One hundred forty-six billion kids under age 5 are underweight. One in seven people are hungry, and one in six people do not have safe drinking water. Ten million kids die each year from hunger related causes. The Asia/Pacific area is the number one region in the world for undernourished population. The Sub/Sahara region in Africa is number two.
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