3 reasons why we can win the fight against poverty | Andrew Youn 

"Humanity solved the problem of agricultural poverty over a century ago. We just haven't delivered the solution to everybody yet." Awesome

Thank you so much, Youn. I shed tears of how kind you are in this presentation. God bless you.

THANK GOD! Finally an intelligent speaker. *YES!* Property rights is where ALL wealth begins. Give people their property and let them plant their seeds and they will reap what they sow. My hope for TED has finally been restored.

This is a heartwarming message

One of the best speech about poverty 👏🏻

Mr. Youn. Great speech. Thank you.

I actually got chills from this, this was very good.

Thank you so much. This is an incredible speech.

wonderful speech, thank you so much

This is just amazing, Thank you very much.

Andrew Youn your a Brave man ... thanks

that was actually an amazing talk!

These ideas and this knowledge is so important hope more people can see and understand whats being presented here.

he is my inspiration

a great talk and well laid ideas

wow! this was powerful and inspiring...

A beautiful proposition on the possibility of waging and winning the important war against the ravaging global poverty. It is achievable with an unwavering will of all.

Really, this speech was awesome. I enjoyed it. It was very interesting.

Thank You, Mr. Andrew Youn. AN important talk. Because of the title you choose, I expected something a tad bit different ... you do tend to focus in one direction for resolving a very complex problem ... it will take more than this ... but this sounds good on the surface ... I'm not sure, at all, if hybred seeds are a good thing ... there needs to be more research into this approach. Love & Peace to All

Great speech with simple and feasible solutions.

this is a really great talk

Great talk I completely agree.

You are right sir ,keep up inspiring people Godbless you.

its a nice and touching story indeed have liked it

Thanks

I like a lot your idea. I understand your enthusiasm as you can see how the families improve, and the children growth healthier. Maybe it is important to go further, and maybe help these farmers to find a way to make their own fertilizers.... and improve the way to distribute their harvest... And you can begin the work with new areas.... I´m really interested in One Acre Fund, I would like to help and contact you. Congratulations for your great work!

Yes.

I just always cry about poverty, because everyone deserve happy

inspirational

Preach

Exactly! Let's pinpoint and place high premium on these very problems first. The rest would all fall into place

This speech need to be recommended to people more by RU-vid..

I want to work with these ideas in India. Very inspiring and educational video

wow..

9:36 by that logic, not to all, but to 50%... just pointing that out, not trying to be negative, loved the talk

The greatest success of the human race is that in the late 19th century over 90% of all people on earth lived in poverty and today less than 10% do. In the 19th century less about half of poor children reached adulthood, today that figure stands at over 80%. We still have a long way to go but if we don't recognise our successes, we are likely feel overwhelmed by the challenge or exaggerate it.

[ Corporates are watching this video. ] This person is awesome. Delivering his speech like shots from a gun. Point oriented always. But the saddest thing is we are still in poverty...

GM Crops, combined with the Haber process, have already solved the problem of world hunger. Now, we simply have to wait for necessity to overcome prejudice. I, however, do not share the speaker's optimism that it will happen in our lifetimes, but eventually, it _will_.

Nice

Is there a reliable highway system that covers the area you are delivering to?

Poverty and hunger can be eradicated ❤️

I'm in.

Is it possible to deliver via drones?

Nice speech, but unrealistic steps

You guys actually care about people , unlike some politicians.

Children in Africa could benefit from this video

As noble as are such efforts, the cause of poverty is systemic. Poverty is one of the tragic outcomes of our systems of law and taxation. This connection was identified in the late 19th century by the American journalist, political economist and social philosopher Henry George. From his predecessors and by his own insights, Henry George traced the cause of poverty to monopoly privilege, particularly landed privilege, the conversion of earth -- our commons -- into private property. For this privilege those who control land and natural resources return to society a small portion of the full value of the benefits received. Every parcel or tract of land has some potential annual value, a value that is not created by the individual owner but by the community's investment in infrastructure and other public goods and services. Henry George argued simply that this value should be publicly collected in lieu of taxes on the incomes we earn, the goods we produce and the commerce in which we engage. What Henry George wrote rings as true today as it did when he wrote. George's campaign to end poverty failed. The powerful saw to it that the movement he started never threatened their privileged position. Yet, he reached many thoughtful people with his message, including Leo Tolstoy, Sun Yat-sen and John Dewey.

With the constantly growing world population it will eventually become more than just a delivery issue.

If we have the will..

Mi idea for a long term solution is that the centers that give humanitarian aid to the poor would mix the food with some kind of contraceptive. The people receiving the help would know there is an ingerable presertive there and would choose to receive the food or not. The same people recivong the aid could work in the production of the food. After all, if they don't have enough food for themselves, why involve an innocent children into that condition?

Thank god this man cares so much! Those poor people living in free societies off of the land itself. They have no debt, insurance, or ipods! Being free from social controllers is such a problem nowadays. We need a totally centralized single world culture. Who needs differing cultural values? We must find new ways to colonize.... errr... to bring these people out of poverty. This way humanity can be unified and all transactions can be tracked and traced so we can use big data computational algorithms so that we can get rid of all this economic chaos and free will.

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Man has done his studying. Deliver the solutions

ohh, look at 7:36 , Rwanda's money, even most of pictures are belong to Rwanda, i live in Rwanda and i extremely like here, i think Rwanda is devoloping so fast year by year

His neck is mystical

There's a lot of good in this idea, but it seems over-simplistic. It certainly won't hurt to try and then see what the long term results are.

Free Issuance Equal Distribution Economics is the answer.

Sign me to lead. To many negative comments here, we can easily make this happen.

That talk starts with saying that farmers are poor, but mostly describes areas where the birth rate is totally over the top, like in Subsaharian Africa, 6 children by woman average, these birth rates are totally unsustainable. Traditional communities were not really "poor", but had enough to eat, have some provisions, and everything they needed for clothes, tools etc. Helping them with some infrastructure and instruction is a positive action from these organizations. Also remember that high civilizations are based on inequalities : how can you build pyramids, colyseum or skyscrapers if you don't have masses of poor people ready to work for low wages, usually provided by massive immigration ?

Such a shame an optimistic video like this is riddled with such pessimistic comments. Sure, the reasons are arbitrarily vague. Still, it brings up good points such as supporting farmers because they're the majority that are poor (which is simpler because they are herded by their profession).

Moral and just human race.. we were and will never be even close to that !And this is proven by our history and presence ! for gods sake the bloodiest wars are waged in the last 100 years! so how did we develope.

his neck is enchanting

"Dar a vara e ensinar a pescar."

Wait for the practice

I think conflating poverty and starvation is not a good idea. The 10% of any group will be in poverty if that's how one defines it. Lack of food is a much better metric, and while I agree that it exists, environmental concerns and opposition to biotechnology on effectively religious grounds are what keep progress from being made on this front.

well done. now if we could get everyone to do this.

You forgot about the corrupt government leaders and the many minor warlords that have thugs who will effectively thwart these efforts that are in these areas. It's the same problem we ran in to in Somalia in the early 90s.

Interesting ... such an idea can be utilized anywhere to lift populations out of poverty.

This is very simplistic really. Many farmers are poor because they can't own land (especially women), hence no possibility to get a credit and invest because they can't use their land as collateral. There are so many other reasons behind poverty (he also conveniently forget about urban poverty which is way more widespread and complex than rural poverty)

He said it well... the problem is the will... and also the barriers... I am from a third world nation and its very difficult for me to join volunteering in Asia where I would like to work... all about money and visas and all sorts of nonsense...Want my help? So make it easier for me to do so... dammit...

Hi

Well first there needs to be an infrastructure to deliver on, unless you use drones.

I truly wish i could live in the liberal utopia that this guy has created for himself. I admit that his hart is in the right place but the reality is that the minute these people have any thing worth taking, ether the government or bandits will swoop down and take it from them. The amount of poverty that a country has i directly related to the type of government that it has. Capitalist Democracies are the only thing that have consistently created prosperity for all economic classes.

"We just lack the will..." as he show a picture of a bag of money. Why is it so hard to understand that scarcity is an inbuilt function of money? We do not lack the will. The market will assign a price to the things that are most valuable, and to increase profit, act to make those most valuable of things increasingly scarce. This is the primary reason to implement a resource based economy. As long as we continue to use a market to assign value to the things we need to survive, (water, food, healthcare, housing, education, security from violence) these resources will continue to become more and more expensive and scarce.

I think it's weird the way you made a point to say that hybrid seeds are naturally crossed in perhaps contrast to GMO seeds which can do better than hybrid seeds. There are seeds right now that reduce farm inputs needed, resist weeds, pests, and blights thus increasing yields. But we just want to ignore all that? How can you ignore that?

Legalize Drugs Worldwide. Socialize International Business. End Poverty. The rich are people who don't know compassion. It takes living the struggle to relate to it. Distribute wealth by giving opportunity to the needy and not just the privileged. The poor can save the poor.

It's a good point that we should supply modern farming to these improvised areas. But: The rest of the world does not need food, so they cannot practically come out of poverty just with farming. We have not solved the rest of the poverty problems. The US and other industrialized countries have many poor people, and we don't know how to fix it. That said, the extremely impoverished farmers are an easy target that we might as well hit. Another interesting thing is how the introduction of smartphones has helped 3rd world workers escape poverty.

We could also give them more fungi. Fungi can repel insects and fertilize earth and make plants more drought tolerant or even supply water and speed up germination of seeds. Google Paul Stamets for more information.

the problem comes in that everyone talking about income and money and not about how they can live off the land. We also turning many of those places in blue into wasteland through climate change.

Having more number of kids is because the death rates are high and more number of kids means more hands on work. It doesn't fit modern logic but remember that poverty stricken people don't have access to experiences of developed world. Major problem is more of type of government in these areas. Better and efficient government will do the job of such ngos more effectively, with more acceptance and helping the country as a whole to grow.

I really hope this videeo will make a difference. Because He's right, We can't be flying drones and making selfies on the same planet, where 1/7 people can't even afford freaking dinner.

Andrew Youn at least did something with what he experienced in East Africa. What are you and I doing to help those in poverty, or at least help solve the housing, health problems in our communities? Some of us are on the other hand part of the problem. Instead of hating his approach to fighting poverty, bring yours to the table for the world to see. Too much talk, yet no action.

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tfw anti-gmo folks are coming fast :^(

उपकर्तुं यथा स्वल्पः समर्थो न तथा महान् । प्रायः कूपस्तृषां हन्ति न कदापि तु वारिधिः ॥ - सुभाषितरत्नसमुच्चय Transliteration: upakartuM yathaa svalpaH samartho na tathaa mahaan | praayaH kUpastRuShaaM hanti na kadaapi tu vaaridhiH || - subhaaShitaratnasamuchchaya Meaning of the subhAShita: In the way a trifle can be of assistance, the great may not be able to. Probably a well can quench the thirst, but never the (mighty) ocean. Commentary: Each in its own space and time. The purpose of one can not be served by the other.A doctor uses knife. A butcher also uses knife. A doctor uses knife for earning his livelihood. So also a butcher uses knife to earn his livelihood. So, the instrument in both the cases remaining the same, viz. knife, but the intentions in using the instrument by the doctor and the butcher is diametrically opposite. A doctor surgeon uses the knife to increase the lifespan of a patient whom he is operating. Lo! whereas the butcher uses the knife to shorten the life of the animal allotted by God. So it is all the intention one entertains in his thoughts and minds that differentiates a butcher a butcher and a doctor a doctor. An ocean may be all mighty and magnificent. But when a thirsty man comes to it, he will look for a different source of drinking water. Although the ocean is a store house of the most percentage of water available on earth, although torrential rains are an ounce in the face of its capacity, not a drop of it is useful in quenching the thirst of a weary traveler! But then, a well, which is a minuscule speck in comparison to the ocean, may very well be a heavenly sight to the parched throat of a tired hiker. Same holds good in all aspects of life. Each person can not be the leader of the world! Politicians think of the next elections. Whereas statesman thinks of the happiness, welfare, wellbeing, safety, security, peace and prosperity of not only the citizen of a nation but also the next generation and all the generations yet to come. If that is true, then who will they lead?! As much as leaders are required, people that need to be lead are essential as well. Every man can't be an chartered architect, chartered accountant, mucision, artist, painter, dramatist, advocate, administrator, etc., there needs to be someone to build the structure as well. That means, the builder can not become the architect either. One person's shoe can not fit another. Like a boat cannot traverse on the road nor the train cannot traverse on the sea nor the aircraft cannot fly on either traversing media, it can fly only on the air because all of them have a different designs for its operation. At the same time, the existence of each and every being is very important. For that matter, the existence of every grain of sand and blade of grass is crucial. If it wasn't required to be there, He would have already made sure that it was not there! If it is there, it already is important and essential. So are beings. If they weren't special and essential, the Lord wouldn't have made them!! Never disrespect anything or anyone based on their pervasiveness. All are indispensable in their own unique ways! Value for what they essentially are. A great man once said, 'Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.'!! What a profound statement that is! pada vigrahaH: उपकर्तुं यथा स्वल्पः समर्थः न तथा महान् । upakartuM yathaa svalpaH samarthaH na tathaa mahaan | प्रायः कूपः तृषां हन्ति न कदा अपि तु वारिधिः ॥ praayaH kUpaH tRuShaaM hanti na kadaa api tu vaaridhiH || r.ramakrishnan, bangalore india 07/07/2016

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3 realistic reasons we won't -It doesn't affect the people who can change things -Too many people -Not enough people care

Recommendation for change in World economic system: 1. There is no electricity bill in Libya; electricity is free for all its citizens. 2. There is no interest on loans, banks in Libya are state-owned and loans given to all its citizens at 0% interest by law. 3. Housing is considered a human right in Libya - Gaddafi vowed that his parents would not get a house until everyone in Libya had a home. Gaddafi’s father died while him, his wife and his mother were still living in a tent. 4. All newlyweds in Libya receive $60,000 Dinar (US$50,000) by the government to buy their first apartment so to help start up the family. 5. Education and medical treatments are free in Libya. Before Gaddafi only 25% of Libyans were literate. Today the figure is 83%. 6. Should Libyans want to take up farming careers, they would receive farming land, a farming house, equipments, seeds and livestock to kick-start their farms - all for free. 7. If Libyans cannot find the education or medical facilities they need in Libya, the government funds them to go abroad for it - not only free, but they also get US$2,300/month for accommodation and car allowance. 8. If a Libyan buys a new car from Libya, the government subsidized 50% of the price. 9. The price of petrol in Libya is only $0.14 per liter. 10. Libya has no external debt and its reserves amount to $150 billion - now frozen globally. 11. If a Libyan is unable to get employment after graduation, the state would pay the average salary of the profession as if he or she is employed, until employment is found. 12. A portion of Libyan oil sale is credited directly to the bank accounts of all Libyan citizens. 13. A mother who gives birth to a child receives US$5,000 ; 14. 40 loaves of bread in Libya costs only $0.15 ; 15. 25% of Libyans have a University degree; 16. Gaddafi carried out the world’s largest irrigation project, known as the Great Man-Made River project, to make water readily available throughout the desert country. The water is free of charge. Prior to the international sanction placed on Gaddafi & Libya in the 1980s, the country was one of the richest in the world by GDP per capita - with a living standard higher than Japan. It was the richest in Africa before the revolution. The living standard - GDP per capita is $11,314 for Libya. One cannot claim the Libyans are poor if they live better than many of the Western citizens. Gaddafi always looked after the average Libyan. A country’s wealth used to depend on how much gold it had in the treasury, not how many dollars it traded. Libya also has 144 tons of gold. The UK, for example, has twice as much, but ten times the population. “If Gaddafi had intent to try to re-price his oil or whatever else the country was selling on the global market and accepts something else as a currency or maybe launches a gold dinar currency. Any move such as that would certainly not be welcomed by the power elite today, who are responsible for controlling the world’s central banks,” says Anthony Wile, founder and chief editor of the Daily Bell. 17. Under Gaddafi’s oil-revenue-sharing program, each Libyan gets $500 (DOLLARS) dumped into his or her bank account, each month. 18. Women in Libya have equal rights, not only as a philosophy, but also in practice. 19. Libyans have a direct participatory democracy based on People’s Conferences that puts other “democracies” to shame.

Could, not can!

As long as you call it a "fight" it's not any good I'm afraid. Simple consideration of the facts, an analytic approach with a holistic perspective will lead to conclusion that it's a complex system problem coming directly out of our unsustainable approach to the organization of our society.

You need roads, clean water, and sewage.

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Solutions may come. But never from anything showcased on a Ted speech. #theory #aint #practice

6:32 google loon deliver information to impoverished farmers

According to my experience from the Philippines we need to introduce financial literacy to all walks in life and of course to all sectors. This is how we combat poverty. As long as individuals do not act as business man we loss to combat poverty. Solidary or our bayanihan spirit in the Philippines is being misused. I am the witnessed of this. Poverty is a complex issues bit we need to educate and train the new generation about financial literacy. Without understanding this it is hard to be freed from the cage of poverty. I am talking from my own experience. This is my advocacy - selflove and fight against poverty…

End greed and you will end poverty. It is actually very simple. The hard part is making it happen.

Poverty can definitely be solve but none of the solutions which is being applied as of today is able to do it..

free trade between Africa and the West?

Poverty is a lucrative business for guys like you

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