Well, are we concerned with the price of gas to fill the car's tank? How about those who are concerned with the price of food to fill their stomachs? See the news and comments below:
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Ethanol Agriculture Blamed For World Food Crisis
The BBC of London recently quoted statements by the presidents of Bolivia, Evo Morales, and Peru, Alan García, on the negative impact of the expansion of agricultural areas for growing plants to be used to produce ethanol, which would be the cause of food price increases worldwide, and the reason for popular protests in several places such as Haiti and Egypt.
UN authorities and other agencies that fight poverty and hunger have manifested objection on the same line of reasoning, calling upon the governments of countries which engage themselves in this activity to give more attention to the negative impact of the expansion of agriculture aimed at the production of ethanol, as is the case of the U.S. (corn), and Brazil (sugar cane).
The report mentions that the president of Brazil, Luis Inácio Lula da Silva, not only dismissed this factor, but signed an agreement with the government of Ghana, in Africa, for agricultural activities in that country exactly aiming at ethanol production.
Josette Sheeran, chief-executive of UN’s World Food Program, spoke at a meeting Tuesday in London about a "silent tsunami" of hunger that is invading the most desperate nations, caused by increases in the price of food, unpredictable climate and growing demands on the part of emerging powers such as China and India. The price of rice more than doubled in the last five weeks, she said. The World Bank estimates that food prices rose by 83 percent over the past three years.
We can expect now to hear calls from some leaders for "global joint efforts" to overcome this crisis that seems more and more challenging, increasingly affecting the poorest segments of the population, and causing hunger and despair among those who are the most vulnerable people everywhere - the poor throughout the planet, especially in the developing world.
Think of the "eschatological implications" of this new trends. . .
Well, are we concerned with the price of gas to fill the car's tank? How about those who are concerned with the price of food to fill their stomachs? See the news and comments below:
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Ethanol Agriculture Blamed For World Food Crisis
The BBC of London recently quoted statements by the presidents of Bolivia, Evo Morales, and Peru, Alan García, on the negative impact of the expansion of agricultural areas for growing plants to be used to produce ethanol, which would be the cause of food price increases worldwide, and the reason for popular protests in several places such as Haiti and Egypt.
UN authorities and other agencies that fight poverty and hunger have manifested objection on the same line of reasoning, calling upon the governments of countries which engage themselves in this activity to give more attention to the negative impact of the expansion of agriculture aimed at the production of ethanol, as is the case of the U.S. (corn), and Brazil (sugar cane).
The report mentions that the president of Brazil, Luis Inácio Lula da Silva, not only dismissed this factor, but signed an agreement with the government of Ghana, in Africa, for agricultural activities in that country exactly aiming at ethanol production.
Josette Sheeran, chief-executive of UN’s World Food Program, spoke at a meeting Tuesday in London about a "silent tsunami" of hunger that is invading the most desperate nations, caused by increases in the price of food, unpredictable climate and growing demands on the part of emerging powers such as China and India. The price of rice more than doubled in the last five weeks, she said. The World Bank estimates that food prices rose by 83 percent over the past three years.
We can expect now to hear calls from some leaders for "global joint efforts" to overcome this crisis that seems more and more challenging, increasingly affecting the poorest segments of the population, and causing hunger and despair among those who are the most vulnerable people everywhere - the poor throughout the planet, especially in the developing world.
Think of the "eschatological implications" of this new trends. . .
No one is denying the needs in these countires, where poverty is the 'normal' experience. I believe that all these things point more and more to the soon coming of our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ.
Most concerns are 'relative' to what one's usual life experiences are, I believe.