"The food crisis appeared to explode overnight, reinforcing fears that
there are just too many people in the world. But according to the FAO,
with record grain harvests in 2007, there is more than enough food in
the world to feed everyone—at least 1.5 times current demand. In fact,
over the last 20 years, food production has risen steadily at over 2.0% a
year, while the rate of population growth has dropped to 1.14% a year.
Population is not outstripping food supply. “We’re seeing more people
hungry and at greater numbers than before,” says World Hunger Program’s
executive director Josette Sheeran, “There is food on the shelves but
people are priced out of the market.”
