Each year thousands of people worldwide die from malnutrition and starvation. It is estimated that between twenty and twenty-five percent of the world's population is not receiving an adequate diet (Kendall, 197). African nations such as Somalia, Sudan, and Mozambique have captured the world's attention with stories of children who are suffering, if not dying from hunger. Most of these countries are unable to produce an adequate food supply for its population. In other areas of the world, however, countries grow such a surplus of food that the government curtails a farmer's production level (Southwick, 212). In the United State, farmers are paid by the government not to grow food because of the surpluses that already exist (Kendall, 30). This restriction on production occurs even though millions of people in the United States are starving. The world-population explosion is one reason that food shortages in some areas and surpluses in others are becoming serious societal problems.

Kendall, H. W., Beachy, R., and Eisner, T., "Bioengineering of Crops". Environmentally Sustainable Development Studies and Monographs Series. 1997. Volume 23. Pages 23-38.

reasons to attempt to alleviate the food shortage problems of our country and our world. First of all children are the most frequent victims of starvation (Lupien, 94). Secondly, starvation can affect anyone. It is no longer just a concern in third world nations. In fact, as the population increases, the availability of food decreases and thus creates greater incidences of famine in many countries of the world. In fact, there are many places in the world that cannot supply adequate food for their children and subsequently causes many children to die. According to Dr. Larry Brown of Tufts University, there are an estimated twelve million children and thirty million adults in the United States alone who go hungry (Grossfield, 37). Despite this fact, the United States government actually pays farmers to stop growing food because there are food surplus in the United States. However, when 42 million Americans are going hungry, maybe this "surplus" should be

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