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Understanding the Global Rise in Food Prices: Causes and Impacts

The surge in global food prices has become a pressing issue, driven by factors like rising oil prices, biofuel production, natural disasters, and increasing demand from countries like China and India. Key food-producing nations such as the USA, China, India, and Brazil have experienced severe droughts and floods that have impacted crop yields. In 2009, approximately 43.6 million people in the U.S. faced food insecurity. This analysis explores the reasons behind escalating food prices, their global implications, and potential actions governments and organizations can take to address this critical situation.

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Understanding the Global Rise in Food Prices: Causes and Impacts

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  1. Global IssueRising food prices Heeryung Winston

  2. Objectives – thinking pyramid How Why What

  3. What is going on? Source: http://www.globalsherpa.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/FAO-food-price-index-1990-to-2011.jpg Source: http://aciar.gov.au/files/node/8549/FAO%20food%20price%20index.jpg

  4. Why is this happening? • Rising oil and energy prices Source http://slacc.org.uk/articles/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Oil_Food.png

  5. Bio-fuels Source: http://www.desoybeans.org/soybiodiesel/myfarmmyfuel.gif Source: http://www.michellehenry.fr/biofuel.gif

  6. Data Source: http://i1132.photobucket.com/albums/m564/Kalpa2/chartsKalpaBigPictureAgriculture/todo54-30.jpg

  7. Natural Disasters Major food production countries (wheat, corn…etc) • China • United States of America • India • Australia • Brazil

  8. 2011 – Drought in China Sources: http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/01290/drought2_1290281c.jpg http://www.freakyweather.com/files/gray-water-1.jpg http://static5.businessinsider.com/image/4e3ff91d69bedde610000024/texas-drought.jpg http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/About/General/2010/3/25/1269531918046/Severe-drought-grips-Sout-001.jpg

  9. 2011 – Drought in southern USA Sources: http://www.carbonfund.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/d1.jpg http://www.internetmonk.com/wp-content/uploads/drought330.jpg http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2190/2257979541_0b3dd239a4.jpg

  10. 2011 – Drought in India Sources: http://news.bbc.co.uk/nol/shared/spl/hi/pop_ups/03/world_0forgotten0_disasters/img/2.jpg http://www.freakyweather.com/files/images/India%20Drought.jpg http://www.anirudhsethireport.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/India-drought.jpg

  11. 2011 – Flood in Australia Sources: http://dtrtministries.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/australia-flooding-2011-1-4-19-11-0.jpg http://content.video.news.com.au/NDM_CP_-_Reuters/631/396/2011-01-10t150308z_1_love70915t7mu_rtrmadp_baseimage-960x540_australia-flood-update-o.jpg

  12. 2011 – Flood in Brazil Sources: http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2009/05/18/world/18brazil.span.600.jpg http://flashnewstoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Brazil_flood.jpg http://www.ethnicnewz.org/files/imagecache/Display_Primary/files/images/FLOOD%20Santa%20Catarina%20BRAZIL%20(for%20EthnicNEWz.org).jpg

  13. Increasing demand from China and India Source: http://content.edgar-online.com/edgar_conv_img/2011/01/25/0001104659-11-002855_G45481MMI050.GIF

  14. Philippines Source: http://www.networkideas.org/news/mar2011/Chart3.jpg

  15. Philippines Source: http://www.gfmer.ch/Books/bookmp/205.ht91.jpg

  16. United States U.S. Consumer Price Index CPI Past Trend Present Value & Future Projection Source: http://savecapitalism.files.wordpress.com/2010/11/us-food-prices-1.png?w=566&h=414

  17. In 2009, 43.6 million people (14.3 percent) were in food insecure Source: http://feedingamerica.org/hunger-in-america/hunger-facts/hunger-and-poverty-statistics.aspx

  18. So… • Why is this a global issue? Source: http://pickaway.osu.edu/topics/agriculture-and-natural-resources/news/penn-state-ag-economist-says-rising-food-prices-not-the-farmers-fault/image

  19. What can we do about it? • Government • International Organizations

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