Asia facing unprecedented food shortage, UN report says | The Guardian

Posted by Matt in August 24th, 2009 | no comment

Published in food, Asia Crisis, Asia Food, Better Management, Billions Of Dollars, Climate, Crops, Environment, Faces, Food Crisis, Food Shortage, guardian, Irrigation Systems, People, Population, Realistic Option, Social Unrest, Water Supplies

Asia faces an unprecedented food crisis and huge social unrest unless hundreds of billions of dollars are invested in better irrigation systems to grow crops for its burgeoning population, according to a UN report published today.
A combination of very little new land left for cultivation, an increasingly unpredictable climate and water supplies stretched to the [...]

Running Out: The Global Food Crisis

Posted by Matt in June 8th, 2009 | 1 comment

Published in Africa, food, American Food, Economic Slowdown, Environmental Factors, Food Crisis, Food Prices, Food Production, Food Scarcity, Food Shortages, Food Staples, Forgotten Crisis, Global Credit Crunch, Global Food, Global Institutions, Global Prices, Illicit Drugs, Political Fallout, Poor Countries, Rapid Intervention, Scientific American, Water Shortages

Global prices for food staples have risen dramatically, resulting in protests and unrest around the world.
What factors are driving prices up, and can they be tamed? What will the political fallout be for governments that fail to act, and what role can global institutions play?
Could Food Shortages Bring Down Civilization?
* Food scarcity and the resulting [...]

The Global Food Crisis – The End of Plenty

Posted by Matt in May 29th, 2009 | no comment

Published in Geopolitical, food, general, Corn, Cost Of Food, Dozen Countries, Farmers, Food Crisis, Food Riots, Food Shortages, Food Web, Global Food, Grain Crop, National Geographic, Poverty, Price Of Wheat, Shocks, Spike, Strands, Term Food, Wake Up Call, Worldwide Food, Worldwide Web

Last year the skyrocketing cost of food was a wake-up call for the planet. Between 2005 and the summer of 2008, the price of wheat and corn tripled, and the price of rice climbed fivefold, spurring food riots in nearly two dozen countries and pushing 75 million more people into poverty. But unlike previous shocks [...]

Food shortage + financial crisis = bleak outlook

Posted by Matt in March 19th, 2009 | 1 comment

Published in Economy, Financial, Afrol News, Bleak Outlook, Commodity Prices, Financial Crisis, Food Aid, Food Crisis, Food Price, Food Shortage, Ghana Broadcasting Corporation, Global Economic Meltdown, Global Financial Crisis, Global Food, Inflation Fears, International Herald Tribune, Mwai Kibaki, National Disaster, President Mwai Kibaki, Price Crisis, Protectionism, Voice Of America, Wfp, Wroughton

The global economic meltdown has the World Bank on high alert.
As the financial crisis deepens, the World Bank is issuing even bleaker warnings about rising poverty and hunger in the developing world. Initially, it estimated that 46 million people in developing countries could be pushed into poverty. Now, that level is up another 7 million.
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Global food crisis called ‘ticking time bomb’

Posted by Matt in March 1st, 2009 | 1 comment

Published in general, Carryover Stocks, Catholic Social Ministry, Central Intelligence Agency, Cereal Grains, Cholera Epidemic, Environmental Trends, Food Crisis, Food Policy Research Institute, Food Shortage, Food Shortages, Global Crisis, Global Financial Crisis, Global Food Production, Global Recession, International Expert, International Food Policy Research, Massive Unemployment, New Canaan News, Reality World, Ticking Time Bomb, Water Scarcity

The global food crisis was called a “ticking time bomb” at a Feb. 24 forum during the annual Catholic Social Ministry Gathering in Washington.
Although prices for cereal grains have dropped since their spike last spring, the crisis has not gone away, according to Rajul Pandya-Lorch, chief of staff at the International Food Policy Research Institute [...]

State of the World’s Future

Posted by Matt in August 18th, 2008 | no comment

Published in Demographics, Energy, Water, general, Armed Conflict, Cereal, Energy Prices, Financial Crisis, Food Crisis, Global Financial Crisis, Global Prospects, Great Depression, Half The World, High Energy, Larry Edelson, Lows, Mortgage Defaults, Root Cause, Social Instability, State Governments, Term Rally, Walk In The Park, War On Terrorism, Water Pollution, World Population, World Wide War

by Larry EdelsonI’ll discuss the state of the markets shortly. First, I’d like to discuss the state of the world’s future.
According to a long-term study just released by the U.S. Naval Services Department, a series of tipping points could dramatically alter the global prospects for economic growth and humanity — for the worse.
Right now, for [...]

South Korea plans farm development in Sudan to aid starving North Koreans

Posted by Matt in June 5th, 2008 | no comment

Published in Koreas, Aides, Cooperation, Farmland, Food Aid, Food Crisis, Grain Storage Facilities, Lee Myung-Bak, North Koreans, North-Korea, Omar El Bashir, President Lee, South Korean President, South-Korea, Sudan, Sudanese President

South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak hopes to develop farmland in Sudan as part of efforts to secure offshore grain resources to help North Korea cope with its worsening food crisis.
Meeting with visiting Sudanese President Omar el-Bashir, Lee discussed the proposed cooperation, which includes building grain storage facilities, Lee’s aides said.
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Officials: 950 million need food aid

Posted by Matt in June 4th, 2008 | no comment

Published in general, Borders, Brazil, Catastrophe, Compassion, Diplomats, Egypt, Food Aid, Food Crisis, Food World, Humanitarian Relief, Iran, Money Ideas, Presidents, Scientists, World Leaders, Zimbabwe

World leaders, alarmed over the spiraling number of hungry in their countries and at their borders, Tuesday urged each other to contribute money, ideas and compassion to feed an estimated 950 million people.
The presidents of Brazil, Iran and Zimbabwe, among others, joined scientists, humanitarian relief experts and diplomats to forge immediate responses and long-term ideas [...]