Presented By:

Roya Gharwal
Nabeela
Mayvong
Pamtingla
Sanjay Kumar
Dated:26.11.08
FOO D CR ISIS

One of the current

world wide issue
 Major Causes of Food Crisis
Ø Production of Food based biofuel
Ø Biofuel subsidies in the US and the EU
Ø Rise in price of petroleum
Ø Increased demand for more resource intensive
food
Ø Crop shortfalls from natural disasters
Ø Rising prices
Ø Distorted global rice market
Ø World population growth
 Major Causes of Food Crisis

q Production of Food based Biofuel

• diversion of food crops for making first-
generation biofuels.
• United States is the largest producer of corn-
based biofuel
• Brazil, the world's second largest producer of
ethanol
 Major Causes of Food Crisis

qBiofuel subsidies in the US and the EU

• Farmers switch to production of biofuel.

• 23% of U.S. maize crops were being used for
ethanol in 2006-2007.
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security
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shortage of food.

Ø Fertilizer prices are not increased in response to the increase in international prices
HOW TO FIGHT AND COPE UP WITH THE
CURRENT WORLD WIDE ISSUE:
Take a food
Improve Pause aidon Biofuels
• U.N food official labels these policies “criminal”
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andstate
has of Foodforand
called Agriculture
a five-year (SOFA)
biofuels & FAO
production
recommended
suspension. an end to the widespread practice of
“tying”
• Brown food
saysaid“the government could modify policy
so that the blenders of ethanol collect the
•Insubsidies
contrast with
only aid in kind,
if they “cash-based”
reduce production”transfers
or food vouchers can stimulate local production,
strengthen local food systems and empower
recipients in ways that traditional food aid cannot”
HOW TO FIGHT AND COPE UP WITH THE
CURRENT WORLD WIDE ISSUE:
Produce higher yields
• Better farming techniques can help alleviate
shortages
• The Gates Foundation recently announced
$306 million in grants to boost agricultural
yields in the developing world, with nearly
$165 million to replenish depleted soils in
Africa. Says Rajiv Shah, director for
agricultural development at the Gates
Foundation:
 HOW TO FIGHT AND COPE UP WITH THE
CURRENT WORLD WIDE ISSUE:
Curb the Speculators
Break Down
Organizations whichTrade Barriers
help the needy people to
overcome food crisis:
qWorld Food Program (WFP)
• With more than five million Zimbabweans facing
severe food shortages the UN's World Food
Programme is appealing for US$140 million to
provide vital relief rations in year 2008.
• The United States was the largest donor to
WFP's operations in Zimbabwe in 2008, giving
US$105 million, followed by the UK, which
donated $18 million, and Australia with $14 million
 HOW TO FIGHT AND COPE UP WITH THE
CURRENT WORLD WIDE ISSUE:

World
qThe
q BillBank GroupGates
& Melinda (WBG)Foundation
In May
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14th August the World Bank Group
this foundation created aa $17.6
has announced
newpackage
million $1.2 billion rapid
of grants financing
to help people facility - the by the
most affected
global food Food
Global crisis and support small-scale
Response Program -farmers
to speed in
developing countries. The largest grant of $10 million to the
assistance to the neediest countries. As of
World Food Programme(WFP)—, $2.9 million to Catholic
October
Relief 9 2008,
Services, the program
$2.7 million hadand
Mercy Corps approved and
$2 million Oxfam
begun disbursing $193 million in 20 countries,
America.
including
United StatesSomalia
agency and southern Sudan.
for international development
(USAID)
• USAID has provided 88% of the U.S international food aid
and 39% of all global food aid for the current food crisis
We must go from this…

...to this.
References:
• http://www.gatesfoundation.org .
• http://en.wikipedia.org
• http://www.iht.com
• http://www.wfp.com
• http://www.sundayherald.com
• http://www.bbcnews.com
• http://www.guardian.com
• http://www.reuters.com
• http://southasia.oneworld.net
• http://usnews.com