World's ' Haunted ' Food Crisis, Why?

Paris -the agricultural sector in the u.s. currently threatened severe drought, as well as areas near the Black Sea. While the rainfall in India very slightly, not to mention starvation in some parts of Africa. This indicates the world threatened the food crisis.

Asian countries are currently struggling to keep the harvest berasnya remained strong, while the G20 member countries tried to hold off the threat of a spike in food prices.

"This year We are having a pretty severe climate changes that will bring the world to a decrease in food harvest. Particularly in the u.s. with Russia with jagungnya and kedelainya, "warning of the Farmers Federation of France Philippe Pinta quoted from AFP, Sunday (19/8/2012).

"These conditions will make food prices surged as it did in 2007-2008," added John.

While in India, all eyes are monitoring the condition of food inflation that occurs as a result of the rainfall is extremely rare. Rainfall is down 15.2% below average in mid-August. This makes the price of rice in Asia will rise 10% in the next month, because supply is thinning.

Currently Asia's largest rice exporters are India and Thailand.

Minister of food India Kuruppasserry Varkey Thomas tells MPs that this year the climate conditions and the weather will affect the increase in prices of essential food commodities.

However, the UN food organization IE FAO stated in world rice production this year will be slightly better than last year. Although there was a decrease in the prediction for this year's world rice from 732 million tons to 725 million tonnes.

According to meteorologists, Japan world today feel the weather phenomenon El Nino, which has the effect of a natural warming. This occurred in the Western Pacific region is active and is expected to last up to winter in the northern hemisphere.

Agriculture in the United States was wracked by a severe drought which have occurred since the 1950s US corn Production. reaching the lowest level in six years left.

Current harvest food from Australia will hold an important role in keeping the food supply in the world.

In China, the food prices are very sensitive move. But China could keep inlasi pangannya keep low by keeping the supply of fixed smoothly.

Media The Financial Times (FT) has said, AS concern over the harvest has been moving the G20 member countries and officials of the UNITED NATIONS to consider an emergency meeting discussing the matter of food supply. Reportedly, the meeting scheduled for 27 August 2012.

The Financial Times quoted an official as saying a plan that is not a sign of panic meeting, but rather reflects the need to forge a consensus to avoid a repeat of the riots and tensions in the 2007-2008 due to skyrocketing food prices.

The main concerns facing today include hoarding or export restrictions by countries food producers. FAO is also rumored to have even asked for the production of biofuels, which Brazil holds using foodstuffs.

Currently an area of Africa, the Sahel, there is a lot of child malnutrition. In fact there are 1.5 million people afflicted by cholera.

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