While AIDS and erratic weather patterns have been identified as aggravating food insecurity, these factors were not sufficient to explain the high levels of undernourishment.

International comparisons show that implementing better farming techniques is crucial to reducing the incidence of hunger on the continent.

Despite federal food assistance and private charitable programs, food insecurity is a persistent national problem.

African aid is never, never going to end food insecurity.

Arkansas is fourth in food insecurity.

After managing to resolve an impasse in the food insecurity situation, the United Nations should take the issue of civil and political liberties seriously and, right now, should at the very least insist on VOP being allowed to resume broadcasting freely and should demand the immediate release of its three journalists.