Addressing hunger remains a significant global challenge, exacerbated by issues such as poverty, unemployment, and high food prices. The distribution of income and wealth significantly impacts food security, with poverty levels rising from 164 million to 182 million in recent years.
"End hunger, achieve food security and improve the
nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture "(Chavarro et.al, 2017)
EFFECTS
Subtopic
People will be vulnerable to not being adequately prepared to be educated if they do not have an efficient nutritional guarantee. mainly when children do not eat an optimal and necessary breakfast. (Herrera, M. 2020)
"Hunger is a consequence of poverty, but it is also its cause" (Da Silva, J., & Takagi, M, s.f)
Chronic growth retardation in children under 5 years of age. which makes it impossible to maintain a varied, balanced and sufficient diet in vulnerable populations. (Herrera, M. 2020)
CAUSES
"The processes of distribution of income and wealth are at the root of food problems" (Formighieri, R & Bezerra, I, 2021)
Low family income
High food price
In the last 5 years, they have affected purchasing power, deteriorating access and quality of food (Ortale, 2020)
Unemployment
"The increase in unemployment and informal employment have affected people's nutrition" (Ortale, 2020)
Poverty
The poor went from 164 million to 182 million (ECLAC, 2019)
References and Bibliographies.
Chavarro, D., Vélez, M. I., Tovar, G., Montenegro, I., Hernández, A., & Olaya, A. (2017). Los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible en Colombia y el aporte de la ciencia, la tecnología y la innovación. Documento de trabajo, 1(0)
Ortale, M. S. (2020). ¿ Hambre Cero?. Ciencia, tecnología y política, 3(5), 043-043.
Da Silva, J., & Takagi, M. Hambre Cero Política Pública y Ciudadanía. UIMP. Santander.
Cuenca, M. (2020). Food Security and COVID-19 in Latín America: A challenge to overcome [Ebook] (pp. 1-8). Caracas. Retrieved from
Anderson, M., & Ferre, M. (2021). Food system narratives to end hunger: extractive versus regenerative [Ebook]. Science Direct. Retrieved from
ECLAC (2019). Social Panorama of Latin America, 2019 (LC / PUB.2019 / 22-P / Re v.1), Santiago de Chile: ECLAC
Bisang, R., & Campi, M. (2010). Hunger, high technology and social inequality: A challenge at the beginning of the 21st century. Ibero-American Journal of Science, Technology and Society-CTS, 5 (14), 1-21
Formighieri, R., & Costa, I. (2021). The Pandemic Health Crisis and Its Implications for Food and Nutritional Security in Latin America [Ebook] (pp. 1-10). Portuguese Journal of Public Health. Retrieved from
POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS
"Need to implement substantive income redistribution mechanisms" (Bisang, R., & Campi, M. 2010)
Technology and innovation
"Disponibilidad de alimentos
compatible con el crecimiento poblacional" (Bisang, R., & Campi, M, 2010)
A solution that can be provided to reduce and eradicate the problem of famine in Colombia, and in the world, is: reduce the expansion of ultra-processed foods. since these contain: High content of sugars, saturated fat, sodium and also its fiber content is quite low. since the person does not necessarily have to be classified as "poor" in order not to benefit from a good and very nutritious diet. (Formighieri, R & Bezerra, I. 2021)