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The biennial (June and November) Food Outlook has been published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. From the “Focus” summary, page 1: Halfway into this turbulent year and with new marketing seasons for major food crops commencing soon, this is a critical time to evaluate current developments in global food markets and . . . → Read More: Doc alert: FAO Food Outlook Study Reveals Future “Hotspots” of Risk for Hundreds of Millions Whose Food Problems are on a Collision Course with Climate Change: Scientists Warn Disaster Looms for Parts of Africa and All of India if Chronic Food Insecurity Converges with Crop-wilting Weather; Latin America also Vulnerable COPENHAGEN (3 JUNE 2011)-A new study has matched future climate change “hotspots” with . . . → Read More: Doc alert: Climate change hotspots Europe’s dry spring could lead to power blackouts, governments warn: One of the driest springs ever recorded in northern Europe could lead to power blackouts this summer, with nuclear reactors going offline because of low river levels. The exceptionally dry weather will also raise food prices and has already forced water restrictions on millions of people, say . . . → Read More: Europe 2011: Ground zero for the energy/water/food nexus Hunger crisis worsens, food system broken: Oxfam (emphasis added): “The food system is pretty well bust in the world,” Oxfam Chief Executive Barbara Stocking told reporters, announcing the launch of the Grow campaign as 925 million people go hungry every day. “All the signs are that the number of people going hungry is going up,” Stocking said. Hunger was . . . → Read More: Myopiaburger, with a side of stupidfries I get one question a lot about food prices, as happened in a discussion recently with a friend who owns two restaurants: How much does speculation push up the price of food? My standard answer is that it’s definitely a contributor, but I can’t honestly say whether I think it accounts for 1% or 50% . . . → Read More: Food price outlook  3 comments - (Comments are closed)  Biofuels, Climate change, Economics and business, Food, Oil, Public policy The latest update from the UN Food and Agriculture Organization shows a rebound in world food prices:
» The FAO Food Price Index (FFPI) averaged 232 points in April 2011, virtually unchanged from the revised March estimate, 36 percent above April 2010, but 2 percent below its peak in February 2011. A sharp increase in international . . . → Read More: The cost of food The latest UN population projection is out, and people are preparing to flip that leading digit as we hit 7,000,000,000 people on October 31, 2011. The current world population of close to 7 billion is projected to reach 10.1 billion in the next ninety years, reaching 9.3 billion by the middle of this . . . → Read More: Countdown to 7,000,000,000 Chris Mooney is valiantly attempting to understand the mindset of deniers, particularly those of the climate change stripe. In a new, longish piece in Mother Jones, he covers a lot of ground that will be familiar to many of you, dear readers. Chris wraps up an excellent overview of the situation: Given the power of . . . → Read More: The fierce insanity of us Connections between poverty, water and agriculture: evidence from 10 river basins: The authors analysed livelihood conditions in 10 river basins over three continents to identify generalizable links between water, agriculture and poverty. There were significant variations in hydrological conditions, livelihood strategies and institutions across basins, but also systematic patterns across levels of economic development. At all levels, . . . → Read More: Doc alert: Poverty, water, and agriculture Lester Brown, probably the least appreciated of the “high profile” environmentalists writing today, has a new book out, World on the Edge. World on the Edge: How to Prevent Environmental and Economic Collapse: We are facing issues of near-overwhelming complexity and unprecedented urgency. Our challenge is to think globally and develop policies to counteract environmental decline and economic . . . → Read More: Doc alert: World on the Edge |
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