There’s a letter on its way to newspapers across Ireland and the UK, urging heads of state, governments and UN agencies not to forget the plight of the hungry and malnourished.
My boyfriend has a tattoo of a wave on his arm. He acquired it for free from a guy called Tattoo Lou. Now, I’m far too unromantic to dream about a matching tattoo, but an upcoming event in Dublin has me thinking of waves and tattoos.
By now I’d say that anyone reading my blog posts thinks I have an unhealthy obsession with large props and tattoos (despite not having any real ones myself!). If I do a bit of soul searching I might have to admit that you are right.
This paper was produced by Rebecca Kent and Colin Poulton from the Centre for Development, Environment and Policy in the School of Oriental and African Studies.
Half of the world’s undernourished people, three-quarters of Africa’s malnourished children, and the majority of people living in absolute poverty, live on small farms where they struggle to grow enough food to feed their families all year round.
Over a billion people are going to bed hungry every night. 60% of these people are women, despite the fact that they produce a majority of food in developing countries.