Hunger isn't a food issue. It's a logistics issue

Name: Hunger isn't a food issue. It's a logistics issue
Uploaded: 2018-05-04T19:22:33Z
Duration: 11 min 38 s
Description: Most people presume that world hunger is caused by a lack of food. But Esther Ndichu, Humanitarian Supply Chain Director at UPS, argues that the real issue is logistics. She points out that farmers often struggle to get goods to market and that food often rots just miles from the neediest people. She explains that by fixing "the last mile" hunger can be solved in our lifetime.

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Esther Ndichu |

TED@UPS

• September 2015

Most people presume that world hunger is caused by a lack of food. But Esther Ndichu, Humanitarian Supply Chain Director at UPS, argues that the real issue is logistics. She points out that farmers often struggle to get goods to market and that food often rots just miles from the neediest people. She explains that by fixing "the last mile" hunger can be solved in our lifetime.