Write an essay on the topic 'Scarcity of Food'.
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One of the reasons we talk about food scarcity and world hunger is that we recognize there are countries of the world, even today- where people for whatever reasons, cannot provide for themselves," said Dennis Conley, professor of agricultural economics at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
A shortage of food may happen when not enough food is produced, such as when crops fail due to drought, pests, or too much moisture. But the problem can also result from the uneven distribution of natural resource endowment for a country, and by human institutions, such as government and public policy, he said.
Food- calories and distribution
Food scarcity may exist at an individual level, a city level, state level, nation level, continent level, or even a global level, Conley said.
The World Trade Organization estimates that if total calories from all the food produced were divided among all the people on earth, there would be 2,750 calories per person per day. Since the recommended daily minimum per person is 2,100 calories a day, there are enough calories to feed everyone in the world. But not everyone is getting the need calories and food because it's "not evenly distributed across the landscape of the world," Conley said.
Food scarcity on a global level: natural resource endowments and human institutions
cattleFrom country to country, the production and distribution of food is influenced by two variables: natural resource endowments and human institutions, he said. The natural resource endowment of a country can include such things as forests, water, fertile land, ore deposits, and a diversity of wildlife. The amount of natural resources a country has determines how much a country can produce for its own people. Human institutions, such as government, public policy and aid organizations, not only set up systems to produce and distribute food, but also to import and export food if there are shortages or excesses.