A video circulated on China’s social media showed that local authorities in Weifang, Shandong Province, ordered peasants to “remove trees” to make the land available for grain production. This comes as many in China fear food shortages will soon become a serious problem. In the video, a peasant, who recorded it as a selfie, said,…
Chinese Peasants Ordered to Turn Forests Into Grain Fields as Threat of Food Crisis Looms
World Bank Worried About Global Food Supply and Increasing Prices as War Rages in Major Exporter Ukraine
March 4, 2022
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The Russian incursion into Ukraine is a “catastrophe” for the world, said the president of the World Bank, David Malpass, while warning about the negative impact of the war on global food supplies, prices, and further supply chain crunches. Stressing that his biggest concern was the “pure loss of human lives,” Malpass pointed out that…
UK ‘Faces Worsening Food Supply Chain Crisis’ Without Government Action
The government must fix the supply chain crisis to ensure food security in the UK, a coalition of industry groups has warned. Food and farming leaders warn the sector has been hit by shortages of workers from seasonal fruit pickers to abattoir staff and lorry drivers, alongside inflation which has driven up energy, feed, and…
Global Food Prices Rise 40 Percent, China’s Surging Food Demand a Big Factor
June 24, 2021
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Global food prices have risen for the twelfth month in a row, (39.7 percent in May from a year earlier), the highest since September 2011, according to the latest figures from the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). There are concerns that China, the world’s largest food importer, will face a food crisis. According to…
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