More than 25,000 people die every day of hunger. That is one person every three and a half seconds. Trapped in abject poverty, without sufficient money to buy critically needed food, malnourished and unable to work, they spiral to an ever darkening chasm of death, the only escape from a doomed existence.

Yet there is sufficient food supply in the world, with seas of milk and mountains of butter fermenting in Denmark, grain perishing in the USA and meat decomposing in France, all awaiting bureaucratic permission or held ransom to wretched incentives.

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About the Author

Ebrahim Patel - is an entrepreneur from South Africa who is involved in various businesses.

He is the CEO of Magellan Investment Management , a company he founded in 1998. He is also the Managing Director of Gold Reef Towers Developers (Pty) Ltd, Director of Orchid Hotels (South Africa) (Pty) Ltd and Executive Director of TransAfrix Holdings.

Ebrahim was the past President of the South African Facilities Management Association and Provincial Chairman of the Minara Chamber of Commerce.

Currently, he is the National President of the Chamber of Commerce, a member of the Minister of Trade’s Special Task Team on SME’s, a member of the International Advisory Panel to the World Islamic Economic Forum and Board of Governors of the Non-Aligned Movement’s (NAM) Business Council.

He has delivered various papers at numerous international forums and symposia.

As part of his social responsibility commitment , he has produced the “Business Sense” program which aims to educate and inform emergent communities on business issues and opportunities using the medium of radio. He is member of the Steering Committee of Vision 2020 and a Mentor in the Schools Entrepreneurship Program.

Ebrahim holds a Diploma in Datametrics, Diploma in Advanced Property Practice, Diploma in Financial Management, Diploma in Islamic Finance and is currently completing a Bachelor of Commerce degree.

A keen sportsman, he enjoys squash, surfing, swimming and kite flying.