Thursday, January 22, 2009

Fragile Food Supplies

Industrialization Of China Increases Fragility Of Global Food Supply:
"Experts predict that if China's recent urbanisation trends continue, and the country imports just 5% more of its grain, the entire world's grain export would be swallowed whole.

The knock-on effect on the food supply - and on prices - to developing nations could be huge."

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