Ending Hunger - an Idea Whose Time Has Come

by The Hunger Project

Not too long ago, only poets and dreamers imagined a world without hunger and starvation. Today, the world's expert community--scientists, agricultural specialists, development professionals, working with governments, the UN and private voluntary organizations--is united in its declaration that hunger can be eliminated from the face of our planet by the year 2000. Compiled by the Hunger Project--a non-profit group established in 1977-- Ending An Idea Whose Time Has Come is the definitive source and reference book to one of the greatest opportunities humanity has ever faced--the end of hunger by the end of the century. Written in response to a growing grassroots demand for up-to-date information about world hunger and how to end it, Ending Hunger brings together for the first time in one place the full range of expert thinking and approaches to eradicating humanity's oldest and most persistent enemy. A product of five years researchwithtthe essential information, facts and data they need to learn about how they can help to end hunger.

Paperback

First published August 15, 1985

Reviews

[Annie Weatherly-Barton · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is an old book now but it still has relevant themes for the causes of hunger from so many points of views. This was such an important book for me when I was undertaking a course called 'Access to Higher Education' and in my degree.

It takes one particular theme and then gives clear arguments from those who think food aid for instance is worthless to those who think it is the only way to feed the poor in Africa for instance. There are recent updates of this book available. It covers for instance the Green Revolution - the use of genetically induced seeds used in Africa and what happened. Probably for those interested in the arguments about the veracity of Monsanto's GMO "experiments", this book would be most interesting. One could argue that GMO's have been there and done that for many years now and failed? You will be offered many other arguments that will tell you that there was nothing wrong with "Green Revolution" and it will be for you to decide.