Global Hunger

1. World Food Day on 16th Oct
2. Number of hungry people is beyond the one billion mark (100 crore) because of Global food crisis and economic recession
3. United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation's Director-General Jacques Diouf told the 36th session of the Inter-governmental Committee on World Food Security (CFS) in Rome
4. U.N. food agencies — the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), the International Fund of Agricultural Development and the World Food Programme
5. Agricultural scientist M.S. Swaminathan was recently elected the Chairman of the Steering Committee of the High Level Panel of Experts.
6.Agricultural production will need to increase by 70 per cent in the world and double in the developing countries to feed a global population expected to reach 9.1 billion in 2050.

Points for Answer Writing:
1. Inability to protect vulnerable people points to structural problem
2. Instability in commodity markets needs to be tackled urgently