Experts have blamed the increase in famine on a number of factors such as oil prices, the growing use of biofuels and increased consumption of high-calorie food, particularly meat, in emerging economies.

World Food Day hopes to divert attention back onto this ongoing food crisis.

Almost a BILLION people are starving. A billion!! Can we even fathom, how many people that is, who are desperately trying to survive from day to day? I read, that on a 2 dollar a day wage, people are having to spend about $1,77 on food and the prices are so high, that it doesn't even cover their daily caloric needs. That leaves precious little money for housing, health, education, etc.

Could YOU feed yourself and your family for less than 2 bucks a day... EVERY day... and still be able to send your children to school, get healthcare, etc?

Just imagine if it were you.

We had a massive protest against this in Spain today!! How people can worship money so much and care so little for human beings who are starving to death is way beyond me. Human beings are a plague on the earth!!

My government, especially, seems to have all the money it wants to print for war or Wall St. Socialism, but can't come up with much for the Middle Class or poor

Maybe that's the way most governments are. At least it's nice to see that there are some good people doing what they can through charity and other non-profit groups.

It's a lot better to feed people and teach people than kill people, that's for sure.