World hunger is something that does not come to the minds of many, as the majority of the population on Earth is well-fed, while the remaining billions , or 841 million people, are victims of famine. (World 2013). World hunger must be brought to an end as it is a serious problem that involves the world in various factors such as trade, foreign relations and demographics. However, ending world hunger involves many costs and sacrifices that the savior must bear himself. Since the most dramatic increase in human population during the industrial age, modern technologies, wars, and foreign trade have changed rapidly, leaving behind countries that are not strong enough as a whole to move forward with the rest of the world. Yet the human population continues to grow very rapidly, far exceeding the carrying capacity that planet Earth can provide. Scientists estimate that between 2000 and 2025, the world's population will reach 7.8 billion, about double what it was in 1974. As resources rapidly begin to dwindle and wars break out over precious materials, world hunger continues to worsen day by day. devouring excess populations that Earth cannot support with resources. World hunger is caused by many diverse factors ranging from famine and war to economic disasters and global warming. An example of a famine that changed an entire country because of its starving inhabitants can be the Irish Potato Famine of 1879, which caused the majority of the population to emigrate to the United States. World hunger can occur anywhere, even in areas where the population is well-nourished. Every year, 87,000 homeless people die of hunger. World hunger also varies depending on the environment of the document. The goal of agriculture should be to achieve sustainable food production in any location. This requires the development of agricultural methods that do not damage soils, eliminate water supplies, cause extinction of crop wild relatives or potential new food species, or lead to a permanent pollution downstream. The world as a whole is moving from demand-based to resource-based agriculture. Many environmentalists also question the wisdom of continuing to help hungry countries by providing them with food. Some fear that countries will become dependent on food supplies, others want these supplies to serve as support for hungry countries to develop their own methods of achieving the necessary food production methods. “More efficient use of resources is what it will take to put agriculture on the path to feeding the projected future population of nine billion people” (Messer)