Ag Food Wars Ext – Loss of food supply to war Wallensteen 1986 (Peter; Uppsala University; resources and international conflict” p. 14) “Global To secure a reliable supply of food remains a requirement for any society. For many societies, grains such as wheat or rice meet this requirement. Greater or lesser fractions of these staple food products are used by different countries to produce meat, luxury drinks, automotive fuels, and other products that go beyond A threat to the supply of the basic staple food requirements of a country is basic human needs. likely to lead to conflict. Such threats could arise in many ways, notably through the political manipulation of access to food through environmental degradation (e.g. via an embargo), (e.g., via soil or through competition among conflicting land-use or consumption interests erosion), (e.g., between nomadic and sedentary populations). Rising food prices starve one billion and triggers riots and civil disintegration Christian Science Monitor 1996 April 3, If food prices continue to rise, both sides agree, the hardest hit will be the world's poorest billion people, who subsist on less than a dollar a day and for whom continuing price increases could have catastrophic consequences. Behind food shortages and higher prices lies the risk of political instability in poor nations. When prices go up, governments are held accountable. The result could be urban food riots like those that have challenged civil order in countries ranging from Egypt to Zambia. Kills billions 2005 (Lester, President Earth Policy Institute, People and the Planet, Water – “Falling Tables 'Could Hit Food Supply'”, 2-7 http://www.peopleandplanet.net/doc.php?id=2424) Many Americans see terrorism as the principal threat to security, but for much of humanity, the effect of water For the 3 billion people shortages and rising temperatures on food security are far more important issues. who live on 2 dollars a day even a modest or less and who spend up to 70 per cent of their income on food, rise in food prices can quickly become life-threatening. the next meal that is the For them, it is overriding concern."
Ag – Food Wars Ext Loss of food supply to war Wallensteen 1986 (Peter; Uppsala University; “Global resources and international conflict” p. 14) To secure a reliable supply of food remains a requirement for any society. For many societies, grains such as wheat or rice meet this requirement. Greater or lesser fractions of these staple food products are used by different countries to produce meat, luxury drinks, automotive fuels, and other products that go beyond basic human needs. A threat to the supply of the basic staple food requirements of a country is likely to lead to conflict. Such threats could arise in many ways, notably through the political manipulation of access to food (e.g. via an embargo), through environmental degradation (e.g., via soil erosion), or through competition among conflicting land-use or consumption interests (e.g., between nomadic and sedentary populations). Rising food prices starve one billion and triggers riots and civil disintegration Christian Science Monitor April 3, 1996 If food prices continue to rise, both sides agree, the hardest hit will be the world's poorest billion people, who subsist on less than a dollar a day and for whom continuing price increases could have catastrophic consequences. Behind food shortages and higher prices lies the risk of political instability in poor nations. When prices go up, governments are held accountable. The result could be urban food riots like those that have challenged civil order in countries ranging from Egypt to Zambia. Kills billions 2005 (Lester, President – Earth Policy Institute, People and the Planet, “Falling Water Tables 'Could Hit Food Supply'”, 2-7 http://www.peopleandplanet.net/doc.php?id=2424) Many Americans see terrorism as the principal threat to security, but for much of humanity, the effect of water shortages and rising temperatures on food security are far more important issues. For the 3 billion people who live on 2 dollars a day or less and who spend up to 70 per cent of their income on food, even a modest rise in food prices can quickly become life-threatening. For them, it is the next meal that is the overriding concern."
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