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The relationship between poverty and hunger is expressed in the UN's Millennium Development Goals (MDG), specifically "eradicate poverty and hunger". Indeed, the poverty line in many countries was originally designed to define the concept of poverty in terms of hunger – the amount of money needed to buy a certain amount of food, plus some essential purchases. other weaknesses (such as housing spending). A “poor” person is basically defined as someone who does not have enough to eat.
So it is not surprising that governments' efforts to help the poor are largely based on the widely held view that the poor need food desperately, and quantity is more important. quality. Food subsidies are common in the Middle East: Egypt spent $3.8 million on food subsidies in 2008-2009 (2% of GDP).[30]Indonesia has a Rakshin program that distributes subsidized rice. Many states in India also have similar programs. In Orissa, for example, the poor are entitled to 55 pounds of rice per month at a price of about 1 rupee per pound, 20 percent below the market price. Currently, the Indian Parliament is discussing to develop the Right to Food Act, under which people have the right to sue the government if they lack food.