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1. Affluent Nations/Individuals Benefit From Poverty

I think not. While impoverished countries may supply goods at incredibly low prices, the continued existence of large populations that live below the poverty line
endangers the balance of world job markets. Here in the US, as corporations outsource labor there will not only be an increased job shortage but the jobs we do retain will see their wages cut and benefits reduced.

2. There Are Too Many People

Rapid population growth continues to be a serious issue in many countries. However, population density never explains hunger. While there is Nigeria, a densely populated and hungry country, there are also countries like Nigeria, Brazil, and Bolivia where food resources and hunger coexist. Even in the Netherlands, despite having little land per person, food is abundant
and even exported. Hunger is in no way caused by rapid population growth, rather it is endemic to societies that deprive people of economic opportunity and security. Data from countries like China, Sri Lanka, Columbia, and Cuba, prove that the life of the poor must improve before they decide to have fewer children.

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3. "Going Green" is the Solution

Nope. In all truth, the advancement in production capacity provided by green methods are no myth. However, we cannot of focus on purely increasing production as this will not alleviate hunger. Just increasing production fails to change the concentrated economic power that decides who can buy extra food. For example, the greatest successes in producing food via green methods include: India, Mexico and the Philippines. Grain production and exports have climbed, however, hunger has persisted.

4. Nature is to Blame For Famine

Simply not true. Man-made forces are to blame for the vulnerability of impoverished peoples. Just think - you can always buy food when you need it, thus, food is available anywhere to those who can pay. Starvation when times get rough is only a concern when you're poor. Many in South Africa and all over the world, for that matter, are thrown into the dark hole of poverty by greedy land-owners, incredulously low wages, or unremitting debt. It is the policies of mankind that decide who eats and who starves.

5. We Need Bigger Farms

The reality is that smaller farms produce up to 4 times the amount of large ones, as large landowners often leave large portions of their land idle. Smaller landowners are forced to work harder and get more out of the land, which in a sense is good because it forces them to implement more sustainable practices. In the past, land reforms that include land redistribution have led to higher production averages. In fact, the World Bank estimates that redistributing land into smaller portions for individuals would raise production an astonishing 80% in Brazil.