Posted on 02/06/2021 11:58:52 PM PST by RomanSoldier19
Recent events such as the Covid-19 pandemic, locust infestations, drought and labor shortages have disrupted food supply chains, endangering food security in the process. A recent study published in Nature Food shows that trade restrictions and stockpiling of supplies by a few key countries could create global food price spikes and severe local food shortages during times of threat.
"We quantified the potential effects of these co-occurring global and local shocks globally with their impacts on food security," explains Aalto University Associate Professor Matti Kummu. The results of this research have critical implications on how we should prepare for future events like Covid-19, he says.
The researchers modeled future scenarios to investigate the impact of export restrictions and local production shocks of rice, wheat, and maize would have on their supply and price. These three crops form the backbone of global trade in staple crops and are essential for food security across the globe.
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The far bigger problem is corrupt, third world hell hole, tinpot dictators who hoard the food that is sent over for relief of the citizens, the poor of the country.
Government corruption, waste, and mismanagement is responsible for more famines and starvation that probably every other cause combined.
if nothing else get some sugar, salt, rice put up somewhere...
That’s the game plan.
I had a not so great crop of onions this year as we moved and I could not tend to the garden as I wanted.
We are just finishing up with the store bought onions I bought last vpfall and getting into the garden ones. They still look great.
I have all my open pollinated and heirloom seeds ordered already and am itching to get them started.
I am so ready for winter to be over.
Oats are also a very good investment for grain and storage and are highly nutritious.
they had 50# of yukon gold potatoes a few weeks ago...for under $9....
they'll have good buys on bulk onions too...
I never have had great success with potatoes in the garden but I'm getting the knack for onions..
so famines maybe are programmed in ?...like wars...both profitable to certain industries....I guess death is too, sadly..
Looking forward to a damn good famine. A three quarters die off would be just about perfect. China, India, and Africa would see more like 90%. The US and Europe would lose most of the city populations. It would be a great renewal!
chinese eat anything...
The “great leap forward” killed 5% of chinese, and that was just a little blip compared to a full on famine. Yes, they’ll eat anything, but it wont save them.
You might like this eyewitness report of wildlife harvesting in china:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEPTHmLy4zs
In this world, there are people that will do anything for money. Even if they have to sacrifice tens of thousands. Or more.
Not that we are surprised, of course.
I actually did OK with potatoes in my garden.
The ones that produced the best were the Kennebec, but maybe it more goes to show that growing something developed for you area works the best.
I used wood chips to cover my potatoes. A friend suggested it. Said they just laid the potatoes down on top of the ground and covered them with wood chips. When harvest time came, they jsut pulled up the whole plant as clean as clean could be.
I’m going to try onions from seed this year instead of onion sets.
They’re supposed to give a better crop.
Which means if there is ever a real famine because of agricultural failure, they will die off by the millions because there’s nothing left for them to live on.
Goldman Sachs (actually S&P now) Commodities Index.
https://oilandgas-investments.com/2018/top-stories/30097/
Food, the currency of the future.
good video...
i’ll never eat general tso’s kitten ever again...
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