To begin, I would like to point out that hunger kills more people every year than AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis combined. Furthermore, the vast majority of people suffering from hunger (827 million) live in developing countries, where 14.3% of the population is undernourished (Hunger Statistics). In this regard, many people like to associate population growth as a cause that will lead to food shortages, which is not entirely true. Global food resources are more than sufficient, yet world hunger is widespread. In fact, most people who suffer from hunger live in countries that have a glut of food. Therefore, increasing food production will not solve world hunger. Food is easily available to those who can afford it, which is why solving the problem of poverty is part of the answer to the problem of world hunger (Shah, Anup). We must then ask ourselves: what is the main cause of poverty in the world? As Anup Shah points out, poverty in the world is a consequence, mainly due to international trade and economic policies. One of the political issues in this regard is genetic modification of food (GM), which many people are unaware of. The science behind genetically modified foods is continually improving; However, many people's concern is that a few large, profit-hungry corporations control GM's research and promotion. Therefore, there is reason to suspect that they do not always have our best interests at heart. Furthermore, genetically modified foods are an expensive technology that is difficult for farmers around the world to access. Furthermore, patent laws have crippled the poor because biotechnology companies have patented indigenous peoples' knowledge without consent. The patents are then used to create monopolies, which determine the price... half the paper... Fight against world hunger. Np, nd Web. 15 April 2014. Shah, Anup. “Population and Feeding the World.” - Global issues. Np, nd Web. 15 April 2014.JW Smith, The World's Wasted Wealth: The Political Economy of Waste, (New World's Press, 1989), pp. 44, 45. Jeppesen, Helle. "Population growth challenges poor nations | Globalization | DW.DE | 10.08.2013." DW.DE. Np, 8 October 2013. Web. 14 April 2014. Sadik, Dr Nafis. "Population growth and the food crisis". Population growth and food crisis. Np, nd Web. April 15, 2014. "How Does Judaism View Food Aid? A Textual Study." Np, nd Web. April 16, 2014.Schwartz, Richard, Ph.D. “The Jewish Response to Hunger.” The Jewish response to hunger. Np, nd Web. April 16, 2014.Simmons, Shraga, Rabbi. “Ask the Rabbi – Jewish Views on Poverty.” Ask the Rabbi - Jewish views on poverty. Np, nd Web. April 16. 2014.