http://www.fao.org/NEWS/2000/img/Sofafs-e.pdf

SOFA 2000's retrospective illustrates how technological progress has increased food production and reduced the number of hungry around the world. Thirty years ago, 960 million people didn't have enought to eat. Now the number stands at over 800 million. However, it remains a tragic fact that 13 percent of the world's population still lack access to adequate amounts of food, and more than 30 countries are experiencing serious food emergencies. As the report states, "advances in technology and resources have made hunger more avoidable and therefore more intolerable today."