Ukraine and the Russian Federation provide about 30% of the world’s wheat and barley, one-fifth of its maize and more than half of its sunflower oil. Together, their grain feeds the poorest and most vulnerable people, providing more than a third of the wheat imported by 45 African and least-developed countries.
At the same time, Russia is the world’s top natural gas exporter and second-largest oil exporter.
But the war is preventing farmers from tending their crops, while closing ports, ending grain exports, disrupting supply chains and sending prices skyrocketing.
Many developing countries are still struggling to recover from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, coupled with historic debt burdens and soaring inflation.
But while much of the world has stepped up in solidarity with the people of Ukraine, there is no sign of the same support for the 1.7 billion other potential victims of this war.
Humanitarian appeals must be fully funded, including for the World Food Program. We simply cannot allow people to starve in the 21st century.
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Yes, it all looks very bleak doesn't it. Of course, without being too smug about it, most people that read your stack, and i'm sure you as well, have seen this coming for a while. I started builing up my food stocks 18 months ago but some of it is nearing or just past its BBE date. Of course most BBE dates are just BS regarding the hermetically sealed stuff so now all I need to do is somehow build up about 10 years supply, find somewhere to keep it, then wonder how i'm going to cover it up when we're the only non starving family in the street.
Still blind to the cause of devastation all around,
Drop taxes on farming and food production in western nations. (Also, remove all subsidies - why tax /and/ subsidise the same thing?)
Here in Sweden, the tax structure makes it cheaper for all involved to import meat from sheep all the way from NZ, than to have a local sheep farmer here and there with maybe just 200 animals.
Pure insanity of course. And big biz capitalism likes it that way, keeps the thresholds high for small competitors.
Agriculture has never beem so easy using modern machines and growing techniques, but taxes, fees and regulations kills it before you can even make a start.
Here's a general suggestion: make all income from farming tax exempt, based on per household, up to $25 000* after declared proven expenses: there are lots and lots of people who'd love to grow and raise their own and sell their surplus as to support the lifestyle (tools, feed, machinery and whatnot). By having food production decentralised, spread out and localised the entire chain becomes not less but more reliable.
But that would of course mean more power to the people, less control for big business and banking clans, and less opportunity for the dictatorship of sliderulers and calipers.
*Use suitable sum for your locality, as an example. The idea is incomes large enough to support a family and a local business and a little on top for a rainy day should be wholly tax exempt up to the appropriate level. Stupid? I don't know, has it been tried?
"Ukraine war threatens to push 1.7 billion people across the world into hunger and poverty"
The Earth simply can't support this size of population without help from "technology". We are running out of seafood and meat to feed people so we "invent" plant based food.
Yes, it all looks very bleak doesn't it. Of course, without being too smug about it, most people that read your stack, and i'm sure you as well, have seen this coming for a while. I started builing up my food stocks 18 months ago but some of it is nearing or just past its BBE date. Of course most BBE dates are just BS regarding the hermetically sealed stuff so now all I need to do is somehow build up about 10 years supply, find somewhere to keep it, then wonder how i'm going to cover it up when we're the only non starving family in the street.
Still blind to the cause of devastation all around,
As those in top circles go underground
To avoid the chaos in the old middle classes,
Agendas of destruction left us all on our arses.
Easist way to make sure there's enough food?
Drop taxes on farming and food production in western nations. (Also, remove all subsidies - why tax /and/ subsidise the same thing?)
Here in Sweden, the tax structure makes it cheaper for all involved to import meat from sheep all the way from NZ, than to have a local sheep farmer here and there with maybe just 200 animals.
Pure insanity of course. And big biz capitalism likes it that way, keeps the thresholds high for small competitors.
Agriculture has never beem so easy using modern machines and growing techniques, but taxes, fees and regulations kills it before you can even make a start.
Here's a general suggestion: make all income from farming tax exempt, based on per household, up to $25 000* after declared proven expenses: there are lots and lots of people who'd love to grow and raise their own and sell their surplus as to support the lifestyle (tools, feed, machinery and whatnot). By having food production decentralised, spread out and localised the entire chain becomes not less but more reliable.
But that would of course mean more power to the people, less control for big business and banking clans, and less opportunity for the dictatorship of sliderulers and calipers.
*Use suitable sum for your locality, as an example. The idea is incomes large enough to support a family and a local business and a little on top for a rainy day should be wholly tax exempt up to the appropriate level. Stupid? I don't know, has it been tried?
"Ukraine war threatens to push 1.7 billion people across the world into hunger and poverty"
The Earth simply can't support this size of population without help from "technology". We are running out of seafood and meat to feed people so we "invent" plant based food.
Seems all the ships are sinking.