690 million people around the world are facing hunger. Why are there still "food shortages" in the 21st century?

A report jointly issued by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, the International Fund for Agricultural Development, the United Nations Children's Fund, the World Food Program, and the World Health Organization warned that the number of hungry people in the world has reached 690 million. This news has triggered heated discussions among many people, making it difficult for many people to believe why there is still a "food shortage" problem. So, why are there still "food shortages" in the 21st century?

The first point, the main reason is the impact of this year's new coronavirus pneumonia. In 2020, the whole world experienced a major disaster in human history? the novel coronavirus pneumonia epidemic. The scope and duration of this epidemic are unprecedented. Due to the outbreak of the epidemic, people's life safety has been greatly threatened, and many people have lost their lives because of the epidemic. However, the impact of the epidemic on people's lives is not only a threat to our lives, but also has a very bad impact in all aspects. Regarding food production this year, the epidemic has made it impossible for people to engage in food production well. At the same time, due to the epidemic, many agriculture-related companies have closed down or gone bankrupt. Therefore, the epidemic has impacted the entire food production system. Therefore, food production has decreased in many areas this year. At the same time, due to the impact of the epidemic, many people have lost their jobs or had to reduce their working hours, so the income of many families has been greatly affected. Therefore, many families do not have the funds to purchase food, resulting in the problem of "food shortage". ?

Second point, many areas have suffered severe natural disasters this year, which has made the already affected agricultural production even worse. In 2020, we not only experienced a serious epidemic. Many areas of the world have also experienced many natural disasters, making agricultural production more difficult. For example, various pests and diseases such as African locusts and leafhopper moths, as well as floods in many areas, have had a great impact on agricultural production. Therefore, this results in reduced agricultural production. Therefore, it eventually led to the emergence of the "food shortage" problem.