MEDC vs. LEDC

Here are some facts on MEDCs and LEDCs:
o    In many MEDCs the cost of staple food ítems is relatively cheap.
o    Most people make purchases based on taste and preference-
o    Produce seasonality and has mostly disappeared due to globalization.
o    This has also allowed for a greater international variety in most supermarkets.
o    In LEDCs, staple food items may not be always affordable as prices fluctuate.
o    People tend to make purchases based on nutritional need and affordability.
o    Political and economic agendas can affect food production:
•    Cash cropping.
o    Even in food crops are not used as cash crops, food production is still impacted since arable land is being occupied all the same.
o    In the MEDCs, the average caloric content per capita is 3314 calories in the USA it is 3774.
o    In the LEDCs, the average caloric content per capita is 2666 calories. In Eritrea is 1512 calories.
o    The American Association for the Advancement of Science suggests that there is an average of 2790 calories available each day for every human on the planet. That is enough to feed everyone.
o    If food production has kept up with population growth, why are there still so many problems with famine, hunger and malnutrition?
o    Factors to consider
•    Distribution – If MEDCs have an excess of food, can that be shipped to LEDCs, but who will pay for it or do they even want that kind of food’
•    Politics: If excess food is not paid for, is the receiving country now in the debt of the donating country or worse, the donating corporation? What about corrupt governments altering food distribution?