A take away menu of global food issues

A take away menu of global food issues

Climate Change and Biofules have a direct influence on world food supplies. This is the theme of the FAO World Food Day (16 October) but the problem is bigger than simply making food available to 862 million people. I try to show how big is the problem and give some reasons why it is big.

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References

- FAO

(http://www.fao.org/)

- World Food Day initiative (16^th October)

(http://www.fao.org/getinvolved/worldfoodday/en/)

- Information Note

(PDF: http://www.fao.org/fileadmin/user_upload/Get_Involved/08WFDINFONOTE_EN.pdf)

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(http://www.fao.org/WFS/homepage.htm)

- Millennium Ecosystem Assessment

(http://www.millenniumassessment.org/en/index.aspx )

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(http://www.fao.org/isfp/isfp-home/en/)

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(available at: http://www.fao.org/docrep/011/i0100e/i0100e00.htm)

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(http://www.fao.org/newsroom/en/news/2008/1000928/)

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(http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/18/weekinreview/18martin.html)

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(http://www.nytimes.com/)

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(http://news.bbc.co.uk/)

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(http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7389351.stm)

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(http://www.wrap.org.uk/)

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(http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=mozclient&num=30&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&q=China+Milk+Melamine)

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(http://www.who.int/csr/don/2008_09_22/en/)

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(http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/foodcontaminationandpoisoning.html)

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(http://www.euro.who.int/eprise/main/who/progs/fos/Otherissues/20020402_2)

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(http://www.euro.who.int/flu).

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(http://www.defra.gov.uk/)

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(http://www.defra.gov.uk/animalh/bse/general/qa/section9.html)

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