World Food Day highlights the plight of 962 million undernourished people in the world.
Before the food crisis, 862 million people went to bed hungry every night but increasing world food prices, global warming and the biofuel boom means a further 100 million people cannot afford enough to eat.
Security guard Vinod, 40, and his family live in a camp near New Delhi and eat just about enough to survive. Vegetable prices have shot up and now they can buy only potatoes or onions. Their motto is ‘Eat less, if possible avoid eating.’ Photo: Christian Aid