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FOOD IN EAST AFRICA

FOOD IN EAST AFRICA. world’s worst food crisis is being felt in East Africa, in Ethiopia, Somalia and Kenya. the crisis has been criticized as avoidable and man-made high food prices have forced food out of the reach of many people while conflict in Somalia exacerbated the situation

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FOOD IN EAST AFRICA

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  1. FOOD IN EAST AFRICA • world’s worst food crisis is being felt in East Africa, in Ethiopia, Somalia and Kenya. • the crisis has been criticized as avoidable and man-made • high food prices have forced food out of the reach of many people • while conflict in Somalia exacerbated the situation • 12 million people are in dire need of food, clean water, and basic sanitation • Loss of life on a massive scale is a very real risk, and the crisis is set to worsen over the coming months, particularly for pastoralist communities

  2. Food issue in France • Surging food prices have come back into the spotlight • after they helped fuel protests that toppled Tunisia's president in January • have spilled over to Egypt and Jordan • 925million hungry people in the world in 2010

  3. Food in Latin America • prices of corn, wheat, soybeans, sugar, dairy products, meat and fish have risen by more than 35 percent. • reduced agricultural production by 50 percent and caused an explosion in food prices • incomes collapse for rural communities that have no savings of wealth to convert to cash • the government has encouraged food producers to shift from the production of dietary staples, such as beans and corn • commodities in greater international demand, • including animal fodder

  4. Links to Resource FOOD IN EAST AFRICA: http://www.globalissues.org/article/796/east-africa-food-crisis http://www.qurbani.com/east-africa-food-crisis-appeal/ FOOD IN FRANCE: http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/02/04/us-food-crisis-idUSTRE7132OI20110204 FOOD IN LATIN AMERICA: http://www.wsws.org/articles/2011/nov2011/mexi-n21.shtml Pictures: http://www.qurbani.com/east-africa-food-crisis-appeal/ Google images.Com

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