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Hunger and its causes
The stories below illustrate some of the complex issues surrounding the
question "Why are so many people hungry?"
 North
Korea
Learn how MCC is working to increase productivity on four cooperative
farms. Farming resources in North Korea are stretched to the limit as
lack of trade, energy and raw materials have made it impossible to get
replacements.
 Southern
Africa
Learn how debates over biotechnology are affecting emergency food aid
to the region. Zambia and other countries in southern Africa are suffering
from severe food shortages this year.
 Palestine
Learn how Israel's military occupation is crippling the Palestinian economy.
MCC has provided food assistance to families in the West Bank and Gaza
Strip.
Melon meditation: A visit to southern Honduras
An MCC worker describes a typical visit with small farmers in southern
Honduras, where drought and lack of access to existing water threatens
families' survival.
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Root causes of hunger
More than 800 million people worldwide don't have
enough food.
In 2001 MCC provided more than $9.5 million Cdn./$6
million U.S. worth of food relief. Food relief can save lives, but
most aid recipients would rather produce their own food than have
it given to them.
MCC is working at the root causes of hunger, which
can include war, water shortages, international debt, gender inequalities,
urbanization and illnesses such as AIDS.
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