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Running head: RESEARCH RESPONSES 1
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RESEARCH RESPONSES 2
Please write responses for three Research proposals below. (about 150 words for each)
When responding, ask probing questions, and/or draw attention to potential ethical or diversity
issues not noted in the proposal.
Do not interject your personal opinions, views, or beliefs into the discussion.
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Hunger is a problem affecting people around the world. As of 2016, it is estimated that 815
million people in the world are considered chronically undernourished. This is an increase from
2015’s estimated 777 million people (FAO et al., 2017, p.4). World hunger relates to societies
around the world and poor health because of the negative effects of living in hunger. Ethically
feeding hungry people on our planet can be seen as an obligation to society. A large and complex
problem, finding a solution to end world hunger is not as simple as increasing overall food
production in the world or sending food aid to countries in need. Distribution and fair access to
food as well as trade and global relationships weigh in on food security in different ways (Clapp,
2014, p. 2).
Hunger is calculated by the Food and Agriculture Organization as a deficiency in calories needed
for a sedentary lifestyle for at least a year (Hickel, 2017, p. 759). This means that short terms of
hunger lasting less than a year, but potentially happening multiple times a year for multiple years
will not be counted. Therefore the actual number of people experiencing Prevalence of
Undernourishment (PoU) can be different than what is reported (FAO et al., 2017, p. 15). Calorie
measurements do not take into account the nutritional content of food, which can lead to
micronutrient deficiencies, stunted growth and other health concerns. In addition to the stated
health concerns, stunted growth, as well as reduced quality of life, can be a result of world
hunger in regions around the world. Stunting is being measured now where the growth of hungry
children is stunted because of their undernourishment. An estimated “155 million children under
five years of age across the world still suffer from stunted growth” (FAO et al., 2017, p.4).
Stunted growth due to chronic undernourishment has a negative effect on both the child and
society as they are more likely “to develop poor cognitive skills and learning abilities in
childhood and adolescence” that can affect “Labour productivity, income-earning potential, and
social skills” (FAO et al., 2017, p.26).
Local farmers are in competition with imports that may sell a crop for much cheaper than they
can afford to sell what their land yields. Because of this, local farmers have less incentive to
grow which increases the country’s dependency on imported food. If the imported food supply
decreases, the poor country is vulnerable to changes in the world’s food prices (Clapp, 2014,
p.6).
Solving world hunger is such a complex problem that sending food aid cannot fix the issue but
instead may create dependency, increasing the world’s food supply is not the answer as
production is not the sole issue but in combination with access to affordable, nutritious food in