"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
I’m not sure it’s even that. As far as I can tell it’s down to corruption in Haiti, protectionism in Asia and scare headlines that would be over the top if Zombies were erupting out of the ground.
IMO there’s still loads more food than we can eat, even with the ethanol “Oil from Food” scandal.
Yes it's very easy to understand the root cause as well.
Our politicians refuse to let us drill for oil or build refineries and then they compound that insanity with the demand that we burn our food for fuel instead of the oil they won't let us drill for.
Consequently, the price for both oil and food is going through the roof. What a great plan!