Donkey Power for Women Farmers in Africa Hunger is a major problem worldwide, but the continent where the most people suffer from bunger is Africa. This is the continent with the most poverty, the highest population growth, and the most wars. But experts from the Food and Agricultural Organization(FAO) of the United Nations say that another important cause of hunger is low productivity on farms. lf Africans could produce more food for themselves and local markets, there would be less hunger.