Students face five questions, two minutes and one meal.

That was how simple it was to donate a meal to a local food shelter Tuesday and Wednesday through HungerU. 

The mobile exhibit “is visiting college campuses not only to spark conversations about how today’s farmers are helping feed a hungry world but also to educate about the critical role that modern agriculture plays every day in putting food on our tables,” according to the HungerU website.

The van parked outside of the Memorial Union and welcomed students to interact with various displays that highlighted the cause. Students who took the five-question quiz were educated on the topic of world hunger.

HungerU crew member Fiona Coleman hopes to encourage students to get more involved in these issues on both a local and international level. 

HungerU educated students through statistics about hunger and food security relating to wasted food, how many people are hungry and income spent on food around the world.

These statistics came as a surprise to Yazan Okasha, sophomore in computer engineering.

“The amount of food the [United States] wastes is kind of a shock,” Okasha said.

Screens were also available that displayed information. One had a food security index that rated countries based on their level of food security, a person’s ability to have reliable access to food.

“We’ve had a pretty decent turnout here in Iowa and at the different schools, too,” Coleman said of student involvement. “A lot of students want to be able to do things about this issue.”

The HungerU Tour is a project of Farmers Feeding the World.