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What are the causes of hunger?

Deforestation, for example, is caused by humans seeking new places to live, farm, or obtain firewood. Drought, water shortage and desertification in Africa all reduce agricultural productivity and thus food availability.

As mentioned above, there is a clear connection between conflict and hunger, but poor governance and policies also lead to hunger due to insufficient access to food. Many countries have seen progress in reducing hunger among their citizens after implementing policies that increase food security. For example, in the early s, Ethiopia invested in agricultural research and extension, leading to increases in food availability. This increased investment in infrastructure helped move crops to markets, increasing food access IFPRI, Consuming poor-quality food can lead to malnutrition.

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Policies such as food fortification programs can increase the availability of nutritious foods. The implementation of iodine fortification programs in countries such as Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Zimbabwe have been successful Mijumbi, Africa has the highest population growth rate among world regions; between and , it grew at a rate of 2.

It is estimated that more than half of the global population growth between now and will occur in Africa United Nations, Building resilience for peace and food security. What are the causes of hunger? Conflict Conflict and violence can have direct and indirect impacts on all levels of the food system, leading to food insecurity and hunger.

Environment Environmental challenges—including erosion, desertification, deforestation, and drought and water shortages—can have detrimental impacts on food security. Some Other Factors Governance As mentioned above, there is a clear connection between conflict and hunger, but poor governance and policies also lead to hunger due to insufficient access to food.

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Ending famines and chronic hunger requires good governance. International Food Policy Research Institute. Building climate resilience for food security and nutrition. Global Report on Food Crises, Accessed September 5, Mijumbi, Rhona.

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Accessed September 5, The novel describes the conquest of Algeria and the war of independence from a woman's perspective. Naguib Mahfouz, The Cairo Trilogy, The Cairo Trilogy is a panoramic three-part work written to explain the sensitivity and mentality of the people who lived in Cairo from the s to the s. Palace walk , Palace of desire and Sugar street each gives a rich description of their daily lives while portraying a wider historical process.

Mofolo explores the theme of power and its effect on those who have too much. In his poems Senghor explores the mythic origins of the African persona. The Years of Childhood, The evocation of the wonder of a child's discovery of the world and his place in it. Ngugi wa Thiongo, A Grain of Wheat, Ngugi wa Thiongo, a writer from Kenya, depicts some of the dilemmas that face an emerging nation in this novel in whicha village prepares for the coming of independence.

An annotated site from Columbia University Libraries with links to African writers and literature and a link to Africa's best books. Africa South of the Sahara, Topics: Contains all sorts of information related to literature from Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia.

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