Comments on: Food, Future, Famine? http://redgreenandblue.org/2008/12/29/food-future-famine/ Patriotism that loves our country, our land, and our planet Wed, 23 May 2012 01:08:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Food Riots a Potential Outcome of Underfunded Agricultural Research : Red, Green, and Blue http://redgreenandblue.org/2008/12/29/food-future-famine/comment-page-1/#comment-52597 Food Riots a Potential Outcome of Underfunded Agricultural Research : Red, Green, and Blue Thu, 30 Apr 2009 14:45:15 +0000 http://redgreenandblue.org/?p=2037#comment-52597 [...] bases his projections on the recent unrest in Indonesia and Mexico related to spiralling food prices and the suggestion that current population increases require food [...] [...] bases his projections on the recent unrest in Indonesia and Mexico related to spiralling food prices and the suggestion that current population increases require food [...]

]]> By: Kenyan Maize Crisis leads to Food Aid Proposals : Red, Green, and Blue http://redgreenandblue.org/2008/12/29/food-future-famine/comment-page-1/#comment-36323 Kenyan Maize Crisis leads to Food Aid Proposals : Red, Green, and Blue Fri, 27 Feb 2009 23:30:11 +0000 http://redgreenandblue.org/?p=2037#comment-36323 [...] crops were burned, and many storage facilities and shops were looted, often losing seed crops for the following years harvest. Many small farmers, particularly those [...] [...] crops were burned, and many storage facilities and shops were looted, often losing seed crops for the following years harvest. Many small farmers, particularly those [...]

]]> By: Fungal Plague Could Threaten Global Wheat Supply : Red, Green, and Blue http://redgreenandblue.org/2008/12/29/food-future-famine/comment-page-1/#comment-33298 Fungal Plague Could Threaten Global Wheat Supply : Red, Green, and Blue Fri, 20 Feb 2009 19:15:05 +0000 http://redgreenandblue.org/?p=2037#comment-33298 [...] manage when a staple supply is removed from their shops? They hoard if they can afford it, and they riot when even hoarded stocks run [...] [...] manage when a staple supply is removed from their shops? They hoard if they can afford it, and they riot when even hoarded stocks run [...]

]]> By: Kay Sexton http://redgreenandblue.org/2008/12/29/food-future-famine/comment-page-1/#comment-19226 Kay Sexton Fri, 02 Jan 2009 07:28:22 +0000 http://redgreenandblue.org/?p=2037#comment-19226 Thanks GP, I'd like to think that President Elect Obama has this issue right in the centre of his desk! Thanks GP, I'd like to think that President Elect Obama has this issue right in the centre of his desk!

]]> By: Global Patriot http://redgreenandblue.org/2008/12/29/food-future-famine/comment-page-1/#comment-19183 Global Patriot Thu, 01 Jan 2009 19:21:34 +0000 http://redgreenandblue.org/?p=2037#comment-19183 The issue of a plentiful, and safe, food supply is critical. As the world's population swells there is a greater need for food and less land to grow it on. And while the long term effects of climate change are still unknown, what is certain is that there will be major disruptions in the food chain. We've already had a taste of resource wars (Iraq) and food riots (Mexico) - multiply that times a thousand and we'll have a major problem on our hands - and that doesn't account for the effects of toxins in our food. Hopefully the United States is considering a similar program. The issue of a plentiful, and safe, food supply is critical. As the world's population swells there is a greater need for food and less land to grow it on. And while the long term effects of climate change are still unknown, what is certain is that there will be major disruptions in the food chain.

We've already had a taste of resource wars (Iraq) and food riots (Mexico) – multiply that times a thousand and we'll have a major problem on our hands – and that doesn't account for the effects of toxins in our food.

Hopefully the United States is considering a similar program.

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