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==Causes== | ==Causes== | ||
[[File:food-funnel.png|thumb|For more details, see...<br />* [[:File:food-funnel.png|Numbers & methodology of the above image]]<br />* [[Food production-consumption geography]] ]] | [[File:food-funnel.png|thumb|For more details, see...<br />* [[:File:food-funnel.png|Numbers & methodology of the above image]]<br />* [[Food production-consumption geography]] ]] | ||
{{preamble|The causes of hunger can be understood from both a ''material'' perspective and a ''socioeconomic'' perspective, which are two sides of the same coin''':'''}} | <!--{{preamble|The causes of hunger can be understood from both a ''material'' perspective and a ''socioeconomic'' perspective, which are two sides of the same coin''':'''}}--> | ||
===Inefficiencies=== | ===Inefficiencies=== | ||
Even though farms produce '''more than enough''' food crops to feed the world, too many of these crops are used ''inefficiently''... | Even though farms produce '''more than enough''' food crops to feed the world, too many of these crops are used ''inefficiently''... | ||
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* as [[biofuel]] {{minor|(burned for energy - this is [[biofuel|not]] a scalable alternative to fossil fuels)}} | * as [[biofuel]] {{minor|(burned for energy - this is [[biofuel|not]] a scalable alternative to fossil fuels)}} | ||
* and in food that [[food waste|goes to waste]] {{minor|(or spoils due to improper storage)}} | * and in food that [[food waste|goes to waste]] {{minor|(or spoils due to improper storage)}} | ||
As a result, there '''isn't enough''' to go around {{light|(globally)}}. | As a result, there '''isn't enough''' to go around {{light|(globally)}}. | ||
This affects food prices, such that the poorest people go hungry. {{talk|TODO: also talk about the lack of social safety net in some places}} | |||
===Wars & conflicts=== | ===Wars & conflicts=== | ||
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