As the financial crisis dominates the attention of the news media and the presidential campaign, a global food crisis continues to affect millions of people … World Food Day a Reminder of a Global CrisisRead more
Food
Posted inConservation
Eat Less, Save Earth
Roughly 19 percent of U.S. energy consumption goes toward producing and supplying food, David Pimentel and his colleagues at Cornell University write in the current … Eat Less, Save EarthRead more
Posted inOrganic
Organic Farming
There is no question that a perfect storm of factors – from rising oil prices to the growing climatic impact of global warming – are … Organic FarmingRead more
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Wasted Food
billions of dollars’ worth of food is dumped each year because of retailers’ inefficiency. It is difficult to gauge quite how much waste—known as “shrink” … Wasted FoodRead more
Posted inBiofuel
Food vs. fuel
The food concern reached such a frenzy that top international food scientists called for a halt to biofuel production in order to bring prices down, … Food vs. fuelRead more
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Britons are throwing away £10bn ($20bn )worth of food
Britons are throwing away £10bn ($20bn )worth of food that could be eaten each year, £2bn more than estimates have previously suggested The average household, … Britons are throwing away £10bn ($20bn )worth of foodRead more
Posted inEconomics / Liberalization
why there is sudden rise in food prices?
1. Biofuel. – The International Grain Council reports that grain (mainly corn) diverted to biofuel jumped 44 percent between 2006 and 2007. This surge in … why there is sudden rise in food prices?Read more
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Costly Fuel Means Costly Calories
The food price index of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations(http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/organizations/u/united_nations/index.html?inline=nyt-org), based on export prices for 60 internationally traded foodstuffs, climbed 37 … Costly Fuel Means Costly CaloriesRead more