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Practice Writing: Write Essay ID: #49025 Agriculture
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Despite the great progress in agriculture humans have achieved, there are still people who starve to death. Is there anything we can do to address the problem? Please give some possible solutions.

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Despite the great progress in agriculture humans have achieved, there are still people who starve to death. Is there anything we can do to address the problem? Please give some possible solutions.
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Although agricultural productivity has risen dramatically, hunger still persists and many people continue to starve in poorer regions. This paradox is not caused by insufficient food supply, but by the unequal access, weak governance, and environmental shocks that leave people short of food. Therefore, addressing the hunger that makes people starve requires systemic solutions that improve distribution rather than merely increasing agricultural output.

First, the most urgent solution is to strengthen the food distribution systems on which hungry people depend. In many countries, food is wasted or exported while vulnerable people lack the purchasing power to buy it. Consequently, investment in storage, roads, and transparent markets can reduce the post-harvest food losses that deepen hunger. For example, improving rural logistics allows each surplus harvest to reach the urban poor, and this directly lowers the risk that people will starve.

Furthermore, another essential approach is to support the small-scale farmers who grow our food and often starve themselves. Many people who face hunger are farmers exposed to droughts and floods that ruin the harvest. Therefore, providing credit, training, and climate-resilient seeds can raise the yields and food that these people need. Although emergency food aid is sometimes necessary, long-term progress prevents repeated hunger and preserves human dignity.

In conclusion, modern agriculture alone cannot end the hunger that makes people starve without fair distribution of food. By improving food systems, empowering the humans who farm, and planning for shocks, we can reduce death from hunger. These aligned actions turn agricultural progress into genuine food security for all people.

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  • Fully addresses the prompt in depth, showing full command of the argument by reformulating the issue in the writer's own words and expanding important points with specificity.
  • The argument is supported convincingly with subsidiary points and relevant examples throughout the response.
How this answer meets itThe writer explains that hunger comes from unequal access, not lack of food, and gives an example about rural logistics. The main idea and support are both clear. addressing the hunger that makes people starve requires systemic solutions that improve distributionimproving rural logistics allows each surplus harvest to reach the urban poor
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  • Has an effective logical structure, flows smoothly, and can be followed with ease.
  • The argument is clear and cohesive and developed systematically at length; a well-developed introduction and conclusion are present, and ideas are organised cohesively into clear, logically sequenced paragraphs.
  • Uses a variety of connective devices effectively and consistently to convey relationships between ideas.
How this answer meets itThe essay uses clear order words and result markers across its paragraphs. The argument flows well. First,Consequently,For example,Furthermore,In conclusion,
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  • A variety of expressions and vocabulary are used appropriately to formulate ideas with ease and precision throughout the response.
  • No signs of limitations restricting what can be communicated.
  • Errors in language use, if present, are rare and minor, and meaning is completely clear.
How this answer meets itThe writer uses complex sentences with contrast and relative clauses. The meaning stays clear. This paradox is not caused by insufficient food supply, but by the unequal accessthe small-scale farmers who grow our food and often starve themselves
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  • Shows consistent grammatical control of complex language. Errors are rare and difficult to spot.
How this answer meets itThis concessive sentence with although is built correctly and reads well. The grammar is controlled. Although emergency food aid is sometimes necessary, long-term progress prevents repeated hunger
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  • Good command of a broad lexical repertoire, idiomatic expressions and collocations.
How this answer meets itThe essay uses precise academic words and pairings like weak governance and climate-resilient seeds. This shows a wide word range. weak governancepost-harvest food lossesclimate-resilient seeds
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  • Correct spelling.
How this answer meets itWords are spelled correctly, including the challenging word purchasing. Spelling is accurate. purchasingdignity
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  • Length is within the required 200 to 300 words.
How this answer meets itThe essay has 256 words and a clear four-paragraph shape with an introduction, two body paragraphs, and a conclusion.
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