Tag: famine
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Food Crisis Worsens in South Sudan as Civil War Is Displacing Millions
from nytimes.com: At the beginning of the rainy season every year, Nyaaker Onwar, 34, would plant the sorghum and vegetables, while her husband and eldest son herded the cows and caught fish from the White Nile. They ate what they produced, and when the harvest was bountiful, they sold the rest in a nearby market…
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Arranging a US Famine
from foodfreedomgroup.com: At a time when the US government talks of food shortages yet is doing nothing to ensure food for its people but is doing numbers of things that seriously increase the threat and leave people more helpless, it is relevant to look at again at the famine in Ireland in the 19th century,…
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famine risk recedes as aid gets through to somalia
though thousands still face ‘imminent starvation’ from independent: Conditions for those affected by famine in Somalia have improved dramatically and unexpectedly in recent weeks, with the number of people now at imminent risk of starvation falling by two-thirds, according to the UN. Food agencies have downgraded the famine risk in half the regions in Somalia’s…
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8/18 Binge & Purge: Profit, Problems & Poop
Video: Somalia, famine-for-profit & East-African food crisis // Arizona among worst states for family food hardship // Expert says GMO to blame for problems in Colorado plants, animals // Hepatitis a shot class action filed against N. Carolina olive garden // Suit filed against Cargill on behalf of Oregon child // Lab tests confirm e.…
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7/21 Binge & Purge: Famine, Drought & Censored Cures
Coming in 2012: Genetically modified front lawns and the mass spraying of neighborhoods and playgrounds with RoundUp // Drought of 2011: Southern US Desperate For Rain As Middle America Continues To Get Scorched // Nestlé boosts its distribution of disease-resistant cocoa trees
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Food Bubble: How Wall Street Starves Millions & Gets Away With It
A new article in Harper’s examines the role Goldman played in the food crisis of 2008 when the ranks of the world’s hungry increased by 250 million.
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10/22 binge & purge: sweet scams, recalls, gates & vilsack
high-fructose corn syrup produces toxic chemical ‘hmf’ when heated … but meanwhile, junk food industry front groups fight back* organic baby food recall: plum organics apple & carrot* north korea food shortage ‘desperate’* ethiopia faces large food shortfall* un says more investment in agriculture needed to tackle world hunger* bill gates: gm foods conflict threatens…