Bach Under The Stars

Friday, 25 March 2011

Areas most affected by rising food prices

Map of main cereal importers.

These countries should be most affected.

Colors wouldn't be so visible. Humans understand areas much easier. For example, this is apparent that Arab Peninsula dominate continental Asia and most of remaining continent goes to South Korea.

Europe consist mainly of Iberian Peninsula, Mexico outweighs rest of Americas, Hispaniola is huge at the Caribbean.

Taiwan is bigger than South Asia and Central Asia combined.


Proposition

tl;dr

  1. Spend more on food and agriculture.

  2. Invest in a 21st century Green Revolution.

  3. Get the basics in place.

  4. Focus on small farmers.

  5. Improve access to social protection.

Immediately:

  1. Consider an IEA for food.

  2. Improve technical assistance on long term security of supply agreements.

  3. Push ahead with developed country agricultural liberalisation.

  4. Integrate security of supply into global trade rules.

  5. Agree on a comprehensive global deal on climate change.

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