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
Последние новости
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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Future food crops safe in Norway’s ‘Noah’s Ark’ of seeds.- 28 Feb 2008
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Demand For Organic Food Grows On Campuses - 23 Feb 2008
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Farmers Mull New Opportunities - And Threats - 21 Feb 2008
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UK farm chief urges science to fight global warming - 20 Feb 2008
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'Food Miles' Hard to Digest - 17 Feb 2008
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Singaporean group publishes recommendations on reducing the carbon footprint created by our diets.- 12 Feb 2008
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Corporate cafeterias go the green, healthy route - 9 Feb 2008
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Viet Nam to help Sierra Leone grow more food - 07 Feb 2008
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Cut waste to secure food supply, says food peer - 4 Feb 2008
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Saving food is essential to save water. - 5 Sep 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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