Farming techniques may be antiquated and land is under-producing. These problems are only compounded in times of natural disaster or man-made tragedy. Hurricanes, flooding and drought can leave a country, already teetering on the edge of survival, devastated for a lifetime. And, inevitably, war leads to more hunger. Farmland is left fallow.
Money intended for food production is spent on weapons.
That's not going to change lifestyles. Thus, LACC efforts at educating children five hours a day for six years under the influence of a Christian teacher go a long way in breaking the cycle of hunger. But about half of the childbearing-age women in the developing world don't get the caloric requirements to maintain mental and physical health. Although the Fellowship deals with vital physical needs first, feeding the hungry has spiritual implications, too. When people are introduced to a hope in Jesus, there is a new motivation in their lives.