date:Jul 23, 2012
ood security in 105 countries by looking at such things as food affordability, availability, nutritional quality, and safety. DuPont, a developer of genetically altered crops, commissioned the Global Food Security Index as a means of identifying areas where reforms were most urgently needed.
Among the findings: While the average individual needs 2,300 calories per day to live a healthy and active life, in wealthy nations there is enough food for each person to eat 1,100 calories above that bench