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Africa and N America have same # cattle per person; but Africans get 1/3 as many calories from them

Africa and N America have same # cattle per person; but Africans get 1/3 as many calories from them

Estimated 852 million hungry people in the world 2004

Estimated 852 million hungry people in the world 2004

A decade ago hunger was spreading by four million a year

A decade ago hunger was spreading by four million a year

FAO statistics number of hungry 1969-2006

FAO statistics number of hungry 1969-2006

Guardian says the FAO is wrong about a billion hungry

Guardian says the FAO is wrong about a billion hungry

Depression is the leading cause of ill health and disability worldwide

Depression is the leading cause of ill health and disability worldwide

Half of hungry people are farmers

Half of hungry people are farmers

74% of the reduction in the developing world's hunger from 1990 to 2015 is from China alone

74% of the reduction in the developing world's hunger from 1990 to 2015 is from China alone

There is a new tool for measuring hunger

There is a new tool for measuring hunger

India now has a bigger stockpile of grain than any country except China

India now has a bigger stockpile of grain than any country except China

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