Wednesday, November 25, 2009

Nation & World

8 Ways to Fix the Global Food Crisis

Ideas range from improving aid programs to taking a break on biofuels

Posted May 9, 2008
Photo Gallery: Global Food Crisis
Food shortages chart
Farming in the Sauri Millennium village in Kisumu, Kenya. Rural financing programs have allowed small farmers to support themselves.
Farming in the Sauri Millennium village in Kisumu, Kenya. Rural financing programs have allowed small farmers to support themselves.
Corn used for ethanol.
Corn used for ethanol.

With Matt Bandyk, Kirk Shinkle, and Nancy Shute

Reader Comments

share the world

what if we shared the world would that fix or even help to solve the global food crisis we are having and would help to keep us from having another one or would it just delay the one we are already having for a little while?

ive agriculture priority

i thought priority should be given to agriculture by granting farmers subsidy of those implement necesary for the production of essential food crops to avoid man going into extinctionsamp

Global food shortage

I THINK THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY SHOULD FOCUS MORE IN TRYING

UTILIZE THE LAND THAT ARE AVAILABLE IN POOR COUNTRY e.g SOMALIA

UGANDA AND OTHER NATIONS THAT FACING FOOD SHORTAGE.IF MORE ATTENTION IS GIVEN TO THIS COUNTRIES BY PROVIDING FARM EQUIPMENT

SOIL FERTILIZER AND OTHER PLANTING MATERIALS THAT CAN BE USED FOR PLANTING. WITH THIS IT CAN MINIMIZE THE MILLION OF DOLLARS

THAT IS MOSTLY DIRECTED TO THE BUYING OF GOODS FROM FARMERS.

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