Food Shortage
 
  • Half the world’s population will face serious food shortages within the century. 14(University of Washington researchers, in Science, 2009)
  • Harvests already distressed by drought or floods in Russia, Germany, Canada, Argentina, Australia, Ukraine, Pakistan, etc. (Sept 2010)15
  • Food prices rose 5% globally in August 2010. In Mozambique, food riots in response to raised bread prices led to 10 fatalities and 300 injuries. (Sept 2010)16,17,18
  • High food prices that sparked deadly 2008 food riots worldwide were due to a combination of climate change and increased demand for animal feed from populations in India and China. (UN World Food Program)19
  • The number of people suffering from hunger exceeded 1 billion for the first time in 2009.20
  • Over 9 million people die worldwide each year because of hunger and malnutrition. Five million are children.21

 Reference
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Farming program in the Democratic Republic of Congo helps to triple harvests - 15 Jun 2011
United Nations reports on world’s wasted food. - 14 May 2011
The World Food Programme (WFP) promotes vegetable cultivation in Ugandan villages. - 7 Apr 2011
Global warming endangers food safety. - 12 Mar 2011
UN warns increasing drought and desertification threatens food insecurity. - 7 Mar 2011
Aulacese (Vietnamese) scientist finds cure to save crops from disease. - 6 Mar 2011
World food prices at record high. - 6 Mar 2011
Scientists warn of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) dire consequences. - 5 Mar 2011
Global food prices rise to dangerous levels. - 18 Feb 2011
World food prices increase 3.4%, reaching record highs.- 10 Feb 2011
Global food prices reach all time high. - 27 Jan 2011
Climate change affecting India's famed Assam tea. - 8 Jan 2010
UN calls for governments to prepare for greater volatility in food supplies - 11 Sep 2010
Unpredictable weather threatens stability of food supplies - 9 Sep 2010
Global plant growth in decline due to climate change-induced drought - 6 Sep 2010
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Climate change already jeopardizing food security - 22 Nov 2009
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Small growers increasingly affected by climate change - 25 Oct 2009
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Drought forces thousands of farmers to cities - 15 Sep 2009
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Nepal imperiled by climate change - 11 Sep 2009
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US crop yields could plummet with rapid climate change - 2 Sep 2009
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Tanzanians in dire need of food - 28 Aug 2009
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Mekong Delta harvests threatened - 5 Aug 2009
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US city enacts Green Food Resolution to promote eating veg - 1 Aug 2009
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Germany boosts food security in Cambodia - 1 Aug 2009
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Former Ghanaian president named UN Goodwill Ambassador Against Hunger - 29 July 2009
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Climate-related hunger a mounting tragedy - 8 Jul 2009
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Grow vegetables to feed humans instead of raising animals
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Are we short of water,food?
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Mozambique: No genetically modified seeds in Green Revolution - 24 Oct 2008
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Air Pollution May be to Blame for Honeybee Population Collapse - 24 Oct 2008
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Rural Malaysians grow their own food. - 17 Oct 2008
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The world’s hungry had risen to 923 million in 2007 - 11 Oct 2008
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Italy’s bees are disappearing. - 18 Sep 2008
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With world food crisis continuing, basic right to food is being denied. - 17 Sep 2008
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Food supply affected by continued honey bee decline. - 21 Aug 2008
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Eating meat causes world hunger. - 9 Aug 2008
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Global food crisis is result of climate change. - 27 July 2008
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Iran to import wheat. - 22 July 2008
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Degraded land area is larger than expected. Based on recent satellite imaging, -12 July 2008
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50 million more people hungry due to rising food prices. - 6 July 2008
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Poor land management puts a quarter of the world’s population at risk. - 4 July 2008
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Decline in US honey bees leading to more food shortages. - 29 Jun 2008
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Food crisis stems from grain diversion to animals. -25 Jun 2008
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Afghanistan’s wheat crops projected to shrink due to climate change. - 13 Jun 2008
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Cuba's urban farming program a stunning success - 10 Jun 2008
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Former Ghanaian president named UN Goodwill Ambassador Against Hunger - 29 July 2009
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Grow vegetables to feed humans instead of raising animals
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Are we short of water,food?
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