World Food Crisis ManagementWORLD FOOD CRISIS MANAGEMENTThe world food crisis management is not a recent dilemma. Because of uncontrolled exploitation of natural resources, there is currently a world food crisis at hand. Dangers to the environment that directly impact agriculture and the food chain include depletion of natural resources, environmental pollution, interrupting the world’s water supply, and wide range use of insecticides, pesticides, and other chemicals applied to crops. Another impact that has been detrimental to agriculture and the world food crisis is the Earth’s climate because heat does not radiate back into space properly because of relying on a balance of heat-trapping gasses that work as the natural greenhouse for maintaining the correct amount of the sun’s energy to support plant life. Consequentially, more heat is being trapped, which is the source of the rise in global temperatures. The greenhouse effect potentially will displace agriculture in the future.
In addition to exploitation of natural resources contributing to the food crisis, food losses and food waste also contribute to the world food crisis. Reduction of food losses and food waste, especially in developing countries will not only fight hunger but will also use our natural resources more efficiently. This requires the involvement of the government and the implementation of safety net programs to aid the underlying source of food scarcity in developing countries – poverty. Reduction of food losses and food waste depend on processing, delivery, and consumption time. Public awareness and government involvement are paramount to upgrading standards in agriculture from the fields to the stores. This is a worldwide dilemma that requires that we all share in terms of responsibility of looking for a solution. Humankind scripts the future in world food crisis management.
The WHO in their 2008 World Food Crisis report said,
In the future, an international organization will make an effort to support food safety measures in the developing world.
What are the conditions the current crop failures can lead to?
In the past few years, in one of the largest losses in terms of food supplies globally, two massive losses to produce have occurred. On August 30, 2013 a crop failure to mature over the region of 7m tonnes at St. Petersburg International Airport took place, affecting the transport of 400m tons of food to and from Russia across the country. On September 21, 2013, a corn crop failure had in December caused food production to contract by a fifth, bringing the loss to 7.4m tonnes. Following a delay in the announcement of the new crop of cotton crop in this country following the failure of the other, a third crop failed in December 2011, resulting in less than a third crop failure, making the total estimated losses to produce 7.3m tonnes.
What will happen to the remaining crops in the crop failures?
The new crop failure to mature in the field and in areas affected by the failed crop is expected from December 2013 to December 2014. However, while the resulting crop failure might have some impact on the production of wheat, a major factor which can have a negative impact on the quality of the crop is the delay caused by the failure.