Food Security is a major problem around the world. It is important to examine the famine that occurs all around
the world. It's very sad to see that this still happens with the
capability we as people have and the technology that is available to us
that we can use to help people. We need to start acting quickly to make
sure things work out well for those poor hungry people. The food hunger
crisis is a big concern for me now because its very sad and horrifying
to believe that this is actually happening as I type this. I could
never imagine what kind life this could be because I have been so lucky
and blessed with the life I have. In a way, even though I am just a
middle/average class type of person, I feel very rich and spoiled
compared to these helpless poor people who are starving around the
world. Click on this link to take a look at this world map of the
different types of famines around the world. Its very sad. (http://www.fao.org/economic/ess/food-security-statistics/fao-hunger...)"A
phone can be used to call for help in a medical emergency, find
information about crop prices, enable cashless transactions and banking
services, or simply save someone from making a long journey when the
only option is to visit in person. Professor Jeffrey Sachs, a leading
development economist and director of the Earth Institute, has said:
"The cellphone is the single most transformative technology for
development." (
http://www.guardian.co.uk/katine/2009/jan/04/katine-uganda-africa-m...)
This
is interesting. I know that smart phones help give so much information
now a days; its like having a laptop fit your pocket. Just pull it out
and have information given to you by simply looking up what you need to
know. This would seem great for farmers to have but given the prices of
owning a cellphone and paying the rate plan is kind of expensive.
Especially for farmers who are poor. In Africa, times are very tough
and there is a lot of poverty over there.
"Within
the hallowed halls of academia, one of the best futurists is Mike
Boehlje at Purdue's Center for Food and Agricultural Business. He sees
three types of technology at the farm level that are in the process of
coming to market: technology to manipulate growth processes of plants
and animals, technology for monitoring and measuring systems, and
automated process control technology. On its own, each area is
significant, he says, but it's their coming commercial convergence that
will bring the most significant change." (http://farmindustrynews.com/mag/farming_year_3/)This
is very cool to read. In my previous bookmark on diigo, I talked about
how technology in general can't really help farmers, especially the
wh*** idea of the cell phone but this... this is interesting. Going
forward in providing this for farmers sure as "heck" can help farmers.
I mean this is what farmers need correct? More of their supply to sell,
how they are going to sell it and well pretty much the time it will
take to sell it. The faster they get their money the better. I sure
hope that farmers don't have to pay a lot of money to get this
advancement or at least will be able to get their hands on it somehow.Despite
the concern I have about this situation around the world I started to
think about what I can do to help people in MY neighborhood. I found
this article in the DAILY NEWS called:
Queens sees huge surge in demand for emergency meals and food, and it was surprising to read the information the article provided. (
http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/queens/2009/12/09/2009-12-09_hu...)"The
report from the office of Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand shows a dramatic 55%
rise in the need for emergency food relief statewide, and a 75%
increase in New York City overall. The number of emergency meals
provided to the city's hungry has jumped in every borough since 2006,
with the Queens tally topped only by that in the Bronx, which saw a
110% boost. In Brooklyn the jump was 75% and in Manhattan 62%. The
smallest increase was 29% for Staten Island."This is
something that I couldn't believe. Are these numbers really true? I
mean there are these many people who need food in my area? I mean I
know in Queens I have seen many homeless people and food drives all
around the city but I never knew it was due to the fact because there
are these amount of people who need it. Its sad and shocking and I
think I am going to start putting in my two cents and try to hep out. I
think I will start volunteering at a food drive or something. This is
crazy how people are in hunger like this.
In conclusion, it is
very scary to see how these statistics will increase over time and we
need to decrease this number. Then again who knows what will happen
given to the lack of action people will do in this world. I'll admit I
guilty of that too as well but I feel that I need to do something. I
will find ways to contribute my support and help for these people. It's
important. It's vital.
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