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Cowen, T.  (2012, September 15).  World hunger: The problem left behind.  New York Times.

Walmart launches Fighting Hunger Together fall initiative to deliver up to 53 million meals and give consumers the chance to win a $50,000 "Golden Spark" for their community.  (2012, September 18).  PR Newswire.

International Year of Cooperatives 2012: Agricultural cooperatives are key to reducing hunger and poverty. (2011, October 31).  States News Services. Retrieved from LexisNexis Academic database.

Rehber,E. (2012) Food for thought: “Four Ss with one F”: Security, safety, sovereignty, and shareability of food. British Food Journal, 114(3), 353 - 371. Retrieved from Emerald Full-Text database.

Global Hunger Index Map 2011

Map of Global Hunger Severity

Global Hunger Index 2011 by Severity:  International Food Policy Research Institute

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“Note: For the 2011 GHI, data on the proportion of undernourished are for 2005–07, data on child underweight are for the latest year in the period 2004–09 for which data are available, and data on child mortality are for 2009. GHI scores were not calculated for countries for which data were not available and for certain countries with very small populations.” ~IFPRI

U.N. World Food Day

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