Journal on Food Issues Research 2022

Running head: JOURNAL ON FOOD ISSUES
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How the government and communities work towards solving issues on global hunger
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Introduction
Hunger refers to the unavailability of food to a level where life is at risk. Global
hunger is whereby hunger is aggregated to a global scale (Hagenaars, 2017). There are
different ways in which the government and the communities work towards curbing the
situation in the world. This includes;
Controlling the population
The government can increase accessibility to contraceptives and create awareness to
the people on the importance of birth control (Abbade & Dewes, 2015). An example of birth
control measures includes is use contraceptives. This enables people to have a family the can
comfortably provide for, hence reducing vulnerability to food insecurity.
Promoting food sustainability
The government can encourage and promote sustainable food production in different
regions. This can be achieved by supporting people by providing agricultural inputs. For
example, the seeds that is more resistant to harsh climatic conditions, besides providing other
farm inputs at a subsidized price. This encourages the communities to produce more food,
hence increasing food security in the region.
Access to credits and loans
The governments can increase the availability and accessibility of loans and credits to
their citizens, especially the poor. The people can use the credited money to improve their
production from both the farms and entrepreneurial activities before repaying it to the
lenders.