[adastra22]

Only because total population is so much bigger now. On the whole we are dealing with an obesity crisis, not famine, even in developing countries.

Famine was largely eradicated by the invention of the Haver-Bosch process.

[gapan]

How can you claim that famine has been "largely eradicated" when I just posted a reference that says that more than 800 million people are affected by hunger?

[adastra22]

800M is straight up wrong. I don’t know what methods are used in the link you’re talking about, but it is inaccurate. Here’s an assessment of the current famine conditions:

https://www.aa.com.tr/en/world/factbox-global-hunger-which-c...

It is just countries which are currently suffering civil war and violent conflict.

[gapan]

The 800 million number is straight from the World Health Organization. The one you are linking to is a third party that says that the World Food Programme organization reports 330 million in 78 countries.

Here are two things to consider:

* the world has more than 78 countries. There are people affected by hunger even in first world countries. "Hunger in the United States of America affects millions of Americans, including some who are middle class, or who are in households where all adults are in work." [1]

* While 330 million is lower than 800 million, it is still immensely bad.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hunger_in_the_United_States