Poor farmers in developing nations
Poor farmers in developing nations do make up a larger percentage of the population. But the difficulties that they face when in their attempt to make a living as well as grow food for the population are indicated by the food insecurity situation that developing nations face. Since the development of agriculture as well as the domestication of animals, the major push has been to increase agricultural production in order to correspond to the increase in population. There are several problems that poor farmers face in developing nations. The small nature of the land that is available for farming becomes a problem for farmers in developing nations. This only allows them to practice subsistence farming that does not see them plant enough crops for commercial purposes. With this the vicious cycle of poverty replays itself.
Another problem that poor farmers face in developing nations happens to be that of logistics as well as crop prices. Many poor farmers face the difficulties of getting their produce to the market within the right time owing to poor roads. According to Esther Ndichu (2015), hunger in developing nations isn’t caused by a lack of food but rather logistics that sees farmers struggle to get their produce to the markets before they go bad. Some remote areas where the farmers are situated are characterized by bad road networks hence making the situation worse. Finally, climate change plays out as a major contributor to the challenges that poor farmers face. Human activities have had a strong effect on the environment; this means that climatic conditions have changed as well, brining in irregular weather patterns that have affected farming. According to DeSchutter and Vanloqueren (2011), there happens to be a strong connection between climate change and food security. Poor farmers in developing nations now find themselves facing uneven weather patterns that do not allow them to plant marketable crops. In the end, the poverty problem keeps growing bigger.