Acute levels of hunger around the world are breaking records again this year, according to the Canadian Foodgrains Bank

Aug 03, 2022

Last week Thursday at the Buhler Active Living Centre, a Canadian Foodgrains Bank presentation by Program Manager Stefan Epp-Koop took place regarding the work of the organization, networking through 15 different church-based agencies, to end hunger around the world.

Epp-Koop explained the rising number of people experiencing acute hunger around the world is growing.

"Now there are 193 million people who are acutely food insecure, who are going hungry in our world today. That number is unprecedented. It's a record number. Last year, there was only 150 million. That was also a record, but it's up 40 million since then, and we expect it to continue to grow next year. We are in a hunger crisis, that 193 million people represents a crisis around the world, in terms of levels of hunger and food insecurity."

While the stories shared in the presentation were about locations in Africa, Epp-Koop noted, there is a global need.

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Video: Evolution of Beef Cattle Farming

The Clear Conversations podcast took to the road for a special episode recorded in Nashville during CattleCon, bringing listeners straight into the heart of the cattle industry. Host Tracy Sellers welcomed rancher Steve Wooten of Beatty Canyon Ranch in Colorado for a wide-ranging discussion that blended family history and sustainability, particularly as it relates to the future of beef production.

Sustainability emerged as a central theme of the conversation, a word that Wooten acknowledges can mean very different things depending on who you ask. For him, sustainability starts with the soil. Healthy soil produces healthy grass, which supports efficient cattle capable of producing year after year with minimal external inputs. It’s an approach that equally considers vegetation, animal efficiency, and long-term profitability.

That philosophy aligned naturally with Wooten’s involvement in the U.S. Roundtable for Sustainable Beef, where he served as a representative for the Colorado Cattlemen’s Association. The roundtable brings together the entire beef supply chain—from producers to retailers—along with universities, NGOs, and allied industries. Its goal is not regulation, Wooten emphasized, but collaboration, shared learning, and continuous improvement.