Poverty is the main cause of hunger in the world. This is true in rich and poor countries alike. It is true no matter whether people live in urban or rural areas. Most people who are hungry are living in extreme poverty, defined as income of $1.25 per day or less. The largest group of people in the world in extreme poverty are smallholder farmers in developing countries.
1 Many of the houses had OSB sheathing Material, usually plywood or oriented strand board (OSB), but sometimes wooden boards, installed on the exterior of wall studs, rafters, or roof trusses; siding or roofing installed on the sheathingâsometimes over strapping to create a rainscreen.
As OSB is cheaper than plywood and has the strength and durability of plywood it is becoming more widely used than plywood. OSB was introduced in the 1970s and steadily gained market share from plywood, surpassing plywood in production in 2000.Today OSB has 70-75% market share and plywood has about 25% share.SB is cheaper than plywood by about $3 to $5 per panel. For a typical 2,400 sq. ft. home, OSB is about $700 less expensive compared with plywood if used as the subfloor, sheathing, and roof decking. Both plywood and OSB are used for sheathing roofs, walls and subfloors.