SOC 105 Lecture Notes - Lecture 20: Grameen Bank, Agribusiness, Environmental Migrant
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1 in 8 people (13. 5%) are chronically undernourished. It is concentrated mostly in central and south africa, along with parts of south america, and parts of asia. Protein deficiencies in infancy can result in permanent brain damage. Vitamin deficiencies lead to goiters, rickets, and anemia. Vitamin deficiencies also make people more susceptible to disease. C: halve between 1990 and 2015 proportion of people who suffer from hunger. Rapid population growth distorts distribution system and strains productive capacity. Difficult in places with less productive land. Leveling of land for homes and roads. Poor go hungry because food is too expensive. At the end of the day, it"s the question of economic security. Make jobs difficult to obtain and poorly paid. Force people to compete for too few resources. Cities can"t keep up with population growth. Crops allowed to rot or plowed to keep prices high. Surplus milk fed to pigs/dumped to inflate prices. The united states produces the world"s corn.
