In the United States and across the world many families are suffering. Not for reason that would be assumed like a natural disaster, war, or disease, but from simply not eating. In the U.S people are suffering but nothing is comparable to the amount of people suffering in developing nation. Many of these people are children who are left with an empty plate. This is what the United States and many other nations would call a “Global Food Crisis.”
We live in a world today where many people fail to realize where food and other resources come from. Just take a second and ask a five year old child who is only exposed to going to the grocery store. Where does beef come from? More than likely their answer will amaze you. It is quite astonishing that a child of that age does not know that beef comes from cows. Better yet they even fail to realize how many people work there hardest to grow and produce the amount of food that is in their refrigerator. While this global food crisis did not come from people over eating, many seem to think that. In fact there are few people who even know that there is a food crisis.
This global food crisis is what many people and organizations would call a “silent tsunami” it is what I call a phenomenon. This crisis is not just affecting you and your neighbor, but families across the world. Millions of people are suffering mostly children. Over the last few years prices for common household goods have increased dramatically. Food prices for rice, wheat and beans have doubled since last year. Though all people from middle class to rich have been hit by this food crisis; the poor are suffering the most. They are left having to spend a larger proportion of their money on basic food commodities leaving little left for bills and other necessities.
The previous food crisis is nothing comparable to what the world is facing today. Food shortages have affected developing countries for generations this is what you would call cyclical problem. A cyclical problem is…. But this crisis is different it is urgent and is devastating. In recent months many food prices have risen eighty percent. In these developing nations many children are only eating at church based centers. Theses church’s can only provide the little food they have to these starving children. While food prices remain low in most developing countries, there is still a chronic need for help, because need for food insecurities and high food prices still exist, resulting in food emergencies.
This food crisis would grab the attention of G8 leaders meeting in Japan in this meeting they pledged to reverse the decline in Aid and investment in Agricultural and accelerate research and development to boost food production. Genreal Bon Ki-Moon woof the United Nations would cal for an immediate meeting in Bretton Woods Institution that would discuss and deal with resolving this food crisis. In which we explains that this global food crisis is not going anywhere, but we must do something to prevent citizens from going out of control. Like the recent riots that took place in Bangladesh Haiti causing a five day protest that would destroy tanks. In response to the global food crisis the United States provided 770 million dollars to USAID as part of the Presidential Food Security Response Initative (PFSFI) of the 770 million 590 million went to funding for emergency humanitarian program.
Governments have come together to help their nation and others through these hard times they are still left with many people to feed or they are left with the option of them starving to death. In this world today no child should have to go without a meal. As Sabrena would say, “going hungry is worse than being homeless.” In places like…. Many governments have implemented new policies that would help their citizens through these hard times. Programs that are run by organizations also help with the food supply unfortunately there is simply not enough food to go around. Tariffs and taxes on many key staples have been reduced. Governments are doing what they can to lower prices for food.
Natural disasters hitting many place that produce a lot of grain they are left with hardly anything to sell. In April 2008 a Manson would hit South Asia that would make it possible for a lot rice to be produce. But this is not the case everywhere. In 2007, a natural disaster would cause Tista and Jamuna in Northern Central Bangladesh to flood causing over a million hectors of farm land to flood that would give them an Agricultural loss of about 600 million. Also they would only receive about four ton per hector verses their usual 5 ton.
This food crisis will be with us all for a while because there is simple no easy way to get ried of it. Many people like Philip Purdey who is an agricultural economist at the University of Minnesota “Demand will continue to rise he says as the world populations grow more and more. And as more grain is driving to produce bio-fuels and to feed livestock for meat consumption.” Some also suggest that a green revolution needs to take place if the world is to avoid wide spread famine.
With the lack of production and relocation of grains there is not enough food to go around. With Bio-fuels increasing form year to year. The lack of production and the lack of supplies have become a nuisance. Many people are still left without a grain of rice on their plate. While many of these countries suffer there is nothing comparable to a child starving. There are many programs and help that is coming but there is not enough food to feed the world. There is just too many people and to much of the food is being used to improve things. There needs to be more food produce then is being bought and being used to make bio-fuel people are suffering and there is nothing one person can do to solve this problem. There needs to able a world wide effort then to simple rely on one person.
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