I think the world is facing the worst food crisis in 5 years, and the third brother will be the most severe. A report jointly issued by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, the International Fund for Agricultural Development and the World Food Programme shows that the COVID-19 epidemic may lead to a significant increase in the number of hungry people in the world in 22. This year, 13 million people will be hungry, and 69 million people around the world will be hungry. 1. Poor countries have a great chance of suffering from crisis. A simple truth is that a 1% reduction in grain production will not lead to a 1% increase in prices, but until people whose prices have risen to 1% can no longer afford food. Poor countries have neither perfect strategic grain reserves nor advanced agricultural technology. For all these reasons, some countries in Africa and Central Asia will be hit hard.
2. Countries and regions with large population bases. No matter how much food is consumed by people, it is difficult for a country with a large population base to cope with the stable annual average total grain output. Food consumption is high? All kinds of man-made and natural disasters? Grain production reduction? Improve fertility? The population base has soared? Food consumption. Such a vicious circle makes countries with large population base more and more sad and life is tight. In addition, the climate environment in some areas is not conducive to food growth, which exacerbates this crisis.
3. Natural disasters? Epidemic, locust plague. Epidemic situation:
22 is a magical disaster year. Corona Virus 219 swept the world at the beginning, which caused a global economic recession. People can't earn income and farm crops without going out. Countries with abundant grain reserves must first take care of their own people's stomachs and stabilize their political power. As for meeting their domestic needs, the remaining grain is exported to offset domestic economic tension. Then, although there is price negotiation by international organizations, it is bound to be higher than the usual international food price, which will lead to a global financial crisis, and food-deficit countries will not only suffer from food crisis, but also cause foreign exchange emptiness and foreign debt accumulation.
locust plague: The spread of the epidemic has caused farmers to be unable to go to the fields and engage in planting and harvesting, which is already very serious. In addition to a large number of crops or seedlings that could have been harvested rotting in the fields, the locust plague in India has become increasingly serious, and the locust eggs left in February will soon reappear under the influence of high temperature, and 46% of the crops in Pakistan have been destroyed.
By analyzing India, neighboring countries and North Africa one by one, the worst food crisis in 5 years will come.