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Title: Rise in food prices is a threat to global stability Post by: Brother Oz on April 09, 2008, 06:38:35 AM That's what the head of the UN humanitarian agency said recently. Since last year, there has been a 40% rise in the average price of food, due partly to rising food prices and natural disasters. There have been riots and demonstrations over food prices in Egypt, Indonesia, Ukraine, and all across sub-Saharan Africa. Can we perhaps expect some serious instability in the governments of badly-struck areas? This is particularly problematic for sub-Saharan Africa, whose political situation has markedly improved over the last few years.
Title: Re: Rise in food prices is a threat to global stability Post by: Dormouse on April 10, 2008, 09:10:40 AM That's what the head of the UN humanitarian agency said recently. Since last year, there has been a 40% rise in the average price of food, due partly to rising food prices and natural disasters. There have been riots and demonstrations over food prices in Egypt, Indonesia, Ukraine, and all across sub-Saharan Africa. Can we perhaps expect some serious instability in the governments of badly-struck areas? This is particularly problematic for sub-Saharan Africa, whose political situation has markedly improved over the last few years. Modern food production is heavily dependent upon oil-products (fuel and fertilizers). As oil continues its never-ending rise, food prices will be going along for the ride.Oil is trading at record levels, ergo, it is reasonable to expect that food prices are also equally high right now. And virtually no one is predicting any reduction in oil prices - ever. Ergo, food prices will continue to rise along with oil. Title: Re: Rise in food prices is a threat to global stability Post by: Masterkoki on April 11, 2008, 08:29:19 AM I think the rise in demand and ccelarated rate of population growth is an important contributing factor too. Oil prices are not an issue here, but our fields just can't cope with the iternal demand and we've had to import products which of course makes costs much higher...
Title: Re: Rise in food prices is a threat to global stability Post by: Dormouse on April 11, 2008, 09:49:28 AM I think the rise in demand and ccelarated rate of population growth is an important contributing factor too. Oil prices are not an issue here, but our fields just can't cope with the iternal demand and we've had to import products which of course makes costs much higher... US Ethanol policies appear to be the second largest driver of the rise in food prices around the globe (after oil prices).In order to serve the massively tax subsidized ethnanol industry, whole fields of cereal grains are being turned over for inefficient corn for ethanol. This means less supply of 'food' available. This ethanol policy is so ugly it is beyond comprehension as anything but yet another US farm subsidy for agro-corporations. Title: Re: Rise in food prices is a threat to global stability Post by: Fredledingue on April 16, 2008, 12:47:04 PM Yes, This ethanol policy is a disaster in itself.
Fueling cars with vegetables, dry grass or wood is a concept for retards. What do you want when in the US there are consortium planning to build huge coal plants and think it's advanced technologies... :/ IMO biofuels are not economicaly sustainable. It has to be abanonned soon. Title: Re: Rise in food prices is a threat to global stability Post by: PinkTickingClocks on April 16, 2008, 06:38:37 PM Where's Gojira?! I'm waiting for him to go off on his subsidized farmers rant.
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