The Food Crisis
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~National Geographic - June 2009
THE END OF PLENTY - THE GLOBAL FUEL CRISIS
FACTS: We’ve been consuming more food than farmers produce for the last decade.
A surging population to 8 billion by 2025 is the major driver of increased food demand.
FOOD vs FUEL: The corn used to make a 25-gallon tank of Ethanol would feed one person for one year.
33 percent of the worlds grain is used to feed livestock instead of feeding people
The poorest of the poor are the most vulnerable to high food prices – still near historic levels.
Tightening food supplies and rising prices in an era of global warming could push the planet beyond its limits.
WE NEED A GREEN REVOLUTION NOW.
THE END OF PLENTY - THE GLOBAL FUEL CRISIS
FACTS: We’ve been consuming more food than farmers produce for the last decade.
A surging population to 8 billion by 2025 is the major driver of increased food demand.
FOOD vs FUEL: The corn used to make a 25-gallon tank of Ethanol would feed one person for one year.
33 percent of the worlds grain is used to feed livestock instead of feeding people
The poorest of the poor are the most vulnerable to high food prices – still near historic levels.
Tightening food supplies and rising prices in an era of global warming could push the planet beyond its limits.
WE NEED A GREEN REVOLUTION NOW.
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