food crisis
12005–06 Niger food crisis — The 2005 06 Niger food crisis was a severe but localized food security crisis in the regions of northern Maradi, Tahoua, Tillabéri, and Zinder of Niger. It was caused by an early end to the 2004 rains, desert locust damage to some pasture lands,… …
2Malawian food crisis — An ongoing severe food security crisis is affecting more than five million people in Malawi, especially in the south, caused by the failure to harvest sufficient staple maize due to a drought. Malawi produced just 1.25 million tons or 37 %… …
32006 Horn of Africa food crisis — The 2006 Horn of Africa food crisis is an acute shortage of food affecting four Horn of Africa countries: Somalia, Kenya, Djibouti and Ethiopia. The United Nations s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) estimated on January 6, 2006, that more… …
4Food vs fuel — is the dilemma regarding the risk of diverting farmland or crops for biofuels production in detriment of the food supply on a global scale. The food vs. fuel or food or fuel debate is internationally controversial, with good and valid arguments… …
5Food security — refers to the availability of food and one s access to it. A household is considered food secure when its occupants do not live in hunger or fear of starvation. World wide around 852 million people are chronically hungry due to extreme poverty,… …
6Crisis alimentaria mundial (2007-2008) — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Entre los motivos se incluyen las cosechas precarias en varias partes del mundo, especialmente Australia. Otras causas del aumento de los precios de alimentos a nivel mundial es la creciente demanda por… …
7Food safety in the People's Republic of China — Food safety is a growing concern in Chinese agriculture. China s principal crops are rice, corn, wheat, soybeans, and cotton in addition to apples and other fruits and vegetables. [USDA. [http://www.ers.usda.gov/briefing/china/keystatistics.htm… …
8Crisis alimentaria en el Cuerno de África de 2011 — Condiciones estimadas de la seguridad alimentaria, julio septiembre de 2011.  &# …
9crisis — 1. The word is derived via Latin from a Greek root meaning ‘turning point’, and should strictly refer to a moment rather than a continuing process, so that uses such as a prolonged crisis are strictly speaking self contradictory. However, a word… …
10Food and Agriculture Organization — FAO redirects here. For other uses, see FAO (disambiguation). Food and Agriculture Organization o …
