Let’s put an end to lip service and feed the world

THIS weekend marks World Food Day (October 16) and UN Day for the Eradication of Poverty (October 17).

Sceptics may argue that such international days are simply occasions for more talk and handwringing, but I think it is important, especially in these days of unremitting doom and gloom about our own financial woes, to consider the global picture and how we fit into it.

The drive to eradicate world poverty and hunger are firmly on the national and international agenda – just as they have been for many years as politicians the world over continue to give little more than lip service to the needs of the world’s poor.