They're hungry because of government corruption.

Considering the USA's attempted coup in 2002, its present sanctions against Venezuala and recent threats of military invation... perhaps Venezuala's problems are not as simple as writing them off to government "corruption".

Consider the following piece from The Corbett Report, for example...

http://truthmegasite.com/the-murder-of-venezualan-president-hugo-chavez-the-cia-and-dea-cover-their-tracks/

... or maybe you believe USA propaganda about Iran as well?