Oct 26 2012
The U.N. World Food Programme (WFP) on Tuesday posted an infographic that answers such questions as "how many people does WFP feed each year?" and "[h]ow much does that cost and where does it get the money?" According to the infographic, WFP provided 3.6 million tons of food aid in 2011, which is equivalent to the weight of 36 cruise ships, and 71 percent of the food bought came from developing countries (10/23).
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