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In 2022, there is an ongoing food crisis that is resulting in high [[inflation]] in food prices and | In 2022, there is an ongoing food crisis that is resulting in high [[inflation]] in food prices and decreased [[food security]] and hunger.<ref>{{News citation|newspaper=CNBC|title=India isn’t the only one banning food exports. These countries are doing the same|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2022/05/18/countries-banning-food-exports-amid-rising-prices-inflation.html}}</ref><ref>{{News citation|newspaper=NPR|title=With food prices climbing, the U.N. is warning of crippling global shortages|date=2022-05-23|url=https://www.npr.org/2022/05/23/1100592132/united-nations-food-shortages}}</ref><ref>{{News citation|newspaper=The Economic Collapse|title=The Apocalyptic Global Food Crisis That We Were Told To Prepare For Has Already Started In 2022|url=http://theeconomiccollapseblog.com/the-apocalyptic-global-food-crisis-that-we-were-told-to-prepare-for-has-already-started-in-2022/}}</ref> In the [[United States of America|United States]], the wheat crop was affected by a dry winter and a soggy spring which has diminished the output severely.<ref>{{News citation|title=U.S. wheat crop hit by dry winter then soggy spring, adding to global tightness|url=https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/us-wheat-crop-hit-by-dry-winter-then-soggy-spring-adding-global-tightness-2022-05-31/}}</ref><ref>{{News citation|newspaper=Survival News|title=America Unhinged: Victory Gardens for Life class helps Americans prepare for looming food crisis|url=https://survival.news/2022-06-02-victory-gardens-help-americans-prepare-food-crisis.html}}</ref><blockquote>"Every society is three meals away from chaos" | ||
– [[Vladimir Lenin|Lenin]]</blockquote> | – [[Vladimir Lenin|Lenin]]</blockquote> | ||
== Responses == | == Responses == | ||
The socialist world directs its production in | === Capitalist countries === | ||
The bourgeois [[Capitalism|capitalist]]-[[Imperialism|imperialist]] governments have limited tools to respond to the food crisis without violating their own "free market" principals.<ref>{{News citation|author=Sarah Carlson|newspaper=[[Liberation News]]|title=Food and capitalism: a crisis of waste and destruction|date=2013-05-20|url=https://www.liberationnews.org/food-and-capitalism-a-crisis-html/}}</ref> In response to government neglect, citizens of these countries have begun taking matters into their own hands, by creating community gardens, community kitchens, and other decommodified means of meeting their material needs. | |||
=== Socialist countries === | |||
The socialist world directs its production in accordance with the material needs of its citizens, rather than corporate profits. This allows for greater food security among the population. Examples of this is [[People's Republic of China|China]]'s state-directed advances in food technology, such as the invention of rice that can grow in saltwater. <ref>{{News citation|newspaper=World Economic Forum|title=Food security: This is how China plans to feed its 1.4 billion people|url=https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2022/03/china-seawater-rice-food-security/}}</ref> | |||
Socialist [[Bolivia]] has also taken steps to ensure food security through its state-owned enterprises and price controls.<ref>{{News citation|title=How Bolivia Beat Inflation: Interview|date=2022-05-01|url=https://kawsachunnews.com/how-bolivia-beat-inflation-interview-%EF%BF%BC|newspaper=[[Kawsachun News]]}}</ref> | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
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[[Category:Economic crises]] | |||
[[Category:Food politics]] | |||
Latest revision as of 22:50, 29 October 2024
In 2022, there is an ongoing food crisis that is resulting in high inflation in food prices and decreased food security and hunger.[1][2][3] In the United States, the wheat crop was affected by a dry winter and a soggy spring which has diminished the output severely.[4][5]
"Every society is three meals away from chaos" – Lenin
Responses[edit | edit source]
Capitalist countries[edit | edit source]
The bourgeois capitalist-imperialist governments have limited tools to respond to the food crisis without violating their own "free market" principals.[6] In response to government neglect, citizens of these countries have begun taking matters into their own hands, by creating community gardens, community kitchens, and other decommodified means of meeting their material needs.
Socialist countries[edit | edit source]
The socialist world directs its production in accordance with the material needs of its citizens, rather than corporate profits. This allows for greater food security among the population. Examples of this is China's state-directed advances in food technology, such as the invention of rice that can grow in saltwater. [7]
Socialist Bolivia has also taken steps to ensure food security through its state-owned enterprises and price controls.[8]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "India isn’t the only one banning food exports. These countries are doing the same". CNBC.
- ↑ "With food prices climbing, the U.N. is warning of crippling global shortages" (2022-05-23). NPR.
- ↑ "The Apocalyptic Global Food Crisis That We Were Told To Prepare For Has Already Started In 2022". The Economic Collapse.
- ↑ "U.S. wheat crop hit by dry winter then soggy spring, adding to global tightness".
- ↑ "America Unhinged: Victory Gardens for Life class helps Americans prepare for looming food crisis". Survival News.
- ↑ Sarah Carlson (2013-05-20). "Food and capitalism: a crisis of waste and destruction" Liberation News.
- ↑ "Food security: This is how China plans to feed its 1.4 billion people". World Economic Forum.
- ↑ "How Bolivia Beat Inflation: Interview" (2022-05-01). Kawsachun News.