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Rice prices in Thailand, the world’s top exporter, have surged to $US1,000 a tonne, feeding concerns about food security as far as the United States after export curbs by governments worldwide. The surging price of food and fuel has sparked riots in Africa and Haiti and raised fears that millions of the world’s poor will Continue Reading →
By Mary Kane in the Washington Independent A sharp spike in prices for wheat, corn, rice and other staples has sparked riots in Mexico and Egypt, marches by hungry children in Yemen and the spectre of starving people in Haiti turning to mud pies for sustenance. This growing unrest is forcing the global community to Continue Reading →
Consumer expectations on how food is produced have become unrealistic, according to the chief executive of the Australian Food and Grocery Council, and there will need to be a trade off if food prices are to be affordable in the future.
Dick Wells was a rural delegate at the 2020 summit in Canberra on the weekend, and said while consumers rule, there’s been “a disconnect” between them and the people trying to produce food and fibre under safe, clean, profitable conditions.
Mr Wells said experience shows, in other industries as well, that to underestimate the capacity of the community and community outrage, even though it may not be based on sound science and evidence, can make the operating capacity of an industry very difficult.
The Raytheon Corporation is the world’s larger producer of guided missiles including the infamous cruise missile, which was used heavily in the invasions of Iraq and Afghanistan. Raytheon profits have risen dramatically from both these wars. Â Its missiles also killed large numbers of civilians in the 2006 Israeli invasion of Lebanon. Â On 24 April Continue Reading →
At the invitation of the German Federal Government, representatives from more than 60 countries met in Berlin earlier this month to discuss the founding of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), an intergovernmental organization that will exist to exclusively promote the adoption of renewable energy worldwide. Participants expressed a sense of urgency to begin a Continue Reading →
An expert in science communication says the drought in Australia is one of the reasons world grain prices are increasing. International prices of some grains, including rice, have reached record levels. Professor Julian Cribb from Sydney’s University of Technology says a dramatic rise in demand for food in places like China and India is also Continue Reading →