Can food shortages bring down civilization?

Third World countries are often described as “developing” while the First World, industrialized nations are often “developed”. What does it mean to describe a nation as “developing”? A lack of material wealth does not necessarily mean that one is deprived. A strong economy in a developed nation doesn’t mean much when a significant percentage (even a majority) of the population is struggling to survive.

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Pass on the gift

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pass on the gift

Bloggers Unite is  partnering with Heifers International, a worldwide movement that aims to end hunger and poverty by providing livestock and agricultural training to improve lives.

Unite For Hunger And Hope
April 29, 2009 – All you have to do to help end world hunger is to join thousands of others bloggers on April 29 and write a post about world hunger.

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Unite For Hunger And Hope

hunger & hope

hunger & hope

Since world hunger was the prominent social awareness campaign suggedte by Blog Catalog members  Bloggers Unite is  partnering with Heifers International, a worldwide movement that aims to end hunger and poverty by providing livestock and agricultural training to improve lives. Continue reading

Curing Poverty: New Tribalism

diversity

diversity

I believe we are capable of addressing and solving the poverty created by the class structure, self-interest, individual and corporate greed, conquests and wars and, the inappropriate distribution of resources including water and food that lead to starvation and death all over the planet. However, we may have to become tribal to achieve that.

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