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Subj: Re: Peak Food
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To : FOOD@WW
Yes, Dave is right, peak food is a real problem.
The main part of the problem is the cost of food.
With ethanol producers competing with food producers the price of grains has
risen to levels where the poorer countries cannot afford enough to eat.
There are fertiliser problems also.
There is a lot of information on this problem and a substantial amount from
the UN food organisation which has expressed its concern.
This problem of diversion from food to fuel is alread causing starvation.
The latest madness comes from the US government that is mandating a large
increase in ethanol production. There have already been food riots in a
number of countries directly caused by diversion to fuel.
It will only get worse.
73 Barry VK2AAB
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