The United Nations Environment Program has recently released a report titled ‘The environmental food crises’ which says that if agriculture and food waste are used as animal feed, instead of cereals, then we’d able to feed an additional 3 billion people.
The recently held Copenhagen summit in Demark captured the imagination of all and sundry. Though the outcome was negative, the summit managed to bring together over 192 nations, on one platform to discuss issues on global warming.
But the food security summit held in Rome, just last month went completely unnoticed. The media, which was always drumming up the hype around Copenhagen seemed at least interested. This was surprising considering that food and water crises in the world would meet much earlier than the global warming crisis. Moreover, both issues are not linked?
It is being reported that in developed nations, animals are fed around 8 kg of cereals, in return for 1 kg of meat. Isn’t this a massive waste of food resources when hundred of millions worldwide are dying of starvation and malnutrition? The United Nations Environment Program has recently released a report titled ‘The environmental food crises’ which says that if agriculture and food waste are used as animal feed, instead of cereals, then we’d able to feed an additional 3 billion people.
Today is the growing gap between food supply and demand. Between 1700 and 1961 years, nearly five times the population growth. However, we were able to match the growing demand for food in the land under cultivation for agricultural growth. Since then, the land under cultivation is growing at 8 percent, while the other 80 percent of the population is growing most. The launch of the Green Revolution is much more to offset the difference, and management.
In recent times, the output failed to keep pace with population growth in demand. This will lead to food shortages and high inflation rate. The current inflation rate may be due to the minimum support prices and increase rural purchasing power, courtesy of National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS). In the circumstances, rising rural incomes, city dwellers must learn to put up prices. However, there are many areas where the political leadership needs to chip and give orders.
? Sanjaiganji later driven to force sterilization measures. Since then, other remedies have been initiated to control population growth in India continued. It is facing a food crisis, Rising population also contributes to global warming, of course, very important issue that needs remain to be addressed to the head.
? We have enough, especially with those fresh wastages not done to reduce. Retail organization, the best way to address this issue is out. Will he have to pay a low price, ease the pain of consumers in this city can help.
? India should be more technology-oriented. Say for instance, Philippines mountain slopes are being converted into rich Bt corn fields. India could tread a similar path.
In addition, attention not for inspiration will have the rest of India a lesson or two from one of his own wealthy countries, as experienced Gujarat, increase as the agricultural production. According to the International Food Policy Research Institute, Gujarat, agricultural production was clocking 9.6 per cent growth per year since 2000 to investigate. It is more than double the growth rate of India and also of the Punjab during the period of green revolution. Some of the underlying measures introduced include: construction of check dams to spread drip irrigation, and a massive increase in the network of rural roads. The country has grown under irrigation in the amount of 4.4 percent per year, and the contract farming has helped the country in a big way.
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