World Food Crisis Causes
- Created by: georgie
- Created on: 03-05-13 11:33
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- 2008 World Food Crisis
- INCREASING POP GROWTH- demand increases, food prices increase, less can afford.
- BIOFUELS (sustainable solution to Global Warming) take land away from food farming. Grain used could feed 330M people. 1/4 US grain feeds cars.
- ADVERSE WEATHER
- NATURAL HAZARDS because of Climate Change- destroy crops, kill animals
- US 2012 Drought- poor corn harvest. Decrease food security.
- CORRUPTED GOVERNMENTS prevent food aid (UN feed ca. 50-100m /year)reaching most deprived.
- CIVIL WARS imbalance of distribution of food.
- FEEDING GRAIN TO ANIMALS- more meat in demand, less grain for consumption.
- FOOD AS A STATUS SYMBOL Nutrition Transition- prices increase as demand for more expensive increases.
- POOR INFRASTRUCTURE Cannot go to deprived areas/ takes too long & food goes off. Lack of STORAGE FACILITIES.
- RISING CONSUMPTION NICs develop & pass through Nitrition Transition.
- RISING OIL PRICES Higher cost transport- cost of food production
- RISING INFLATION- value of currency decreases- cost of living increases- hunger.
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