Nat Yogachandra

Food wastage is the key reason behind poverty and hunger                                           Solution lies in a profound change of heart and mind How often you all go to buffet meals at restaurants alone or with your family and friends?  We normally look for buffet meals that offer more for our money. We feel the need to indulge in a little bit everything at the buffet table. And for the dishes we like the most, we serve large portions on our plate. The desire to put endless meals on our plate and eat all you can leads to food wastage all over the world.  I am convinced that wastage of food is one of the main causes behind global hunger and poverty. According to a report from the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO), globally one-third of the food produced is wasted, putting an estimate of the cost to world economy about US$750 billion. I just cannot imagi...

E radicating Poverty: Moving Forward As One We all know that all around the world rich are getting richer. Nearly thirty years ago, the richest 1 percent of Americans got 9 percent of total national income in the United States, By 2007, they had 23 percent. In 2009, new census data show, the rich-poor income gap was the widest on record. (David R. Francis - Christian Science Monitor ). According to Timothy Noah of Slate , the United States now has a more unequal distribution of wealth than some of the third world countries like, Nicaragua, Venezua and Guyana. Timothey writes, “ All my life I've heard Latin America described as a failed society (or collection of failed societies) because of its grotesque maldistribution of wealth. Peasants in rags beg for food outside the high walls of opulent villas, and so on. But according to the Central Intelligence Agency income distribution in the United States is more unequal than in Guyana, Nicaragua, and Venezuela, and roughly ...