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Germany - a country who is not affected by hunger and food insecurity has the responsibility to share knowledge about new technologies, agricultural innovations or more efficient production methods

In Germany, only very few people are affected by hunger and food insecurity at the moment. The economic growth, a very low unemployment rate, as well as a stable political environment are just a few reasons for this positive development.

On the other hand, there have been around 12,6 mio people in Germany in 2009 with a risk of being statistically assigned of poverty. Belonging to this group with an income of less than 940€/month most of the people are not affected by hunger and food insecurity. Through the help of nearly 900 non-profit communities ("food banks"), food is provided for free to poor people. These charitable organizations get most of their food from manufacturers, distributors and retailers who cannot sell it in the normal couse of business. (see http://www.tafel.de/ for more information)

One of the main reasons why hunger and food insecurity is not an issue in Germany is the concept of a welfare state. The state is protecting and promoting the economic and social well-being of its citizens. Thus, poor peole are supported by the state through diverse concepts, such as Hartz or family benefits.

As hunger and food insecurity is not such a big issue in Germany, they have the responsibility to push global food security innovations. In my opinion, Germany has not only to support countries with hunger and food insecurity financial. More important, they have to share their outstanding knowledge about new technologies, agricultural innovations or more efficient production methods.


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Comment by Philipp Steiner on May 3, 2012 at 7:49am

Excellent statement. I was about to write something similar. As a matter of fact, most people in developed countries have no clue how good they are off and how much worse their lifes could be if they were born under less fortunate circ**stances.

Comment by Martin Meinel on May 14, 2012 at 7:46am

being assigned of poverty in Germany means living in an apartment, having enough to eat and getting their kids educated. yep, that's what poverty is...

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