Dr. Benny Peiser 16.05.2008 15:48 +Feedback
Regierungen erzeugen Hunger - trotz Rekordernten
International rice and wheat prices have doubled or tripled in the last two years, but world grain production will reach a record high this year. So how come millions are falling into poverty and starting food riots across the world? The answer lies not in any outsized surge in world demand or fall in world supply, but in the fact that several countries, including China, have imposed duties, quotas and outright bans on agricultural exports. This has reduced the amount of grain available for world trade. The terrible irony is that world grain production will be at a record high in 2008. People are hungry, and it’s not because there isn’t enough food to go around.
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