Sentences with phrase «food shortages in»

Truman called on Hoover — who'd been in political exile after leaving the White House in 1933 — to lead the work of alleviating post-war food shortages in Europe.

That's not very efficient, and if it came to having massive food shortages in the future, I think that phasing in a more vegetarian diet could help solve that problem - along with many other problems related to the consumption of meat - with more ease than trying to build enough of these vertical farms to feed all these billions of people and the dozens of billions of animals they would eat.

Depending on how cold the present 30 - year cooling period gets, in addition to the higher death rates, we will have to contend with diminished growing seasons and increasing crop failures with food shortages in third world countries, increasing energy demands, changing environments, increasing medical costs from diseases (especially flu), increasing transportation costs and interruptions, and many other ramifications associated with colder climate.

Given the role of food shortages in earlier civilizational declines, we obviously should watch food price and hunger trends closely.

A second story (p 11) on prospective food shortages in Asia over the next 25 years says that «solutions» will be needed «as climate change brings more extreme flooding, storm tides, and probably drought in the great rice - growing deltas of South and Southeast Asia.»

Food shortages in Moscow are threatening the forests of the Losinskii Ostrov National Park on the edge of the city.

Concerns exist that this approach may increase food prices and contribute to food shortages in some areas of the world.

The impact of global warming has been linked to the severity of droughts, water scarcity, and food shortages in war - torn Syria, but now an internationally recognized expert on water resources has identified climate change as a factor contributing to political turmoil in the region.

The impact of global warming has been linked to the severity of droughts, water scarcity, and food shortages in war - torn Syria.

He complained about being shut out of an underfunded philosophy seminar; about food shortages in the dining hall; about lack of space in the dorms and his consequent exile to annex housing.

We are part of a global project to improve cowpea production in Africa and are making progress towards incorporating «built - in» insect pest protection that could help to reduce food shortages in the region.

I don't agree with industrial agriculture and I don't think it will solve the world's food shortages in the long term.»

The Christian charity says conflicts and flooding are creating severe food shortages in the country, and the UN has warned that 50,000 children in South Sudan could die by 2015.

In September, he announced a plan to give rabbits to families suffering from food shortages in order to help address widespread hunger.

From intuiting emotions from language to resolving food shortages in the developing world, these young entrepreneurs have big goals — and even bigger plans for achieving them.

Whole Foods is facing a crush of food shortages in stores that's leading to empty shelves, furious customers, and frustrated employees.

Meanwhile, Thomas said, aid workers want to see more resources put into the Sahel region, which is on the brink of its third major food shortage in seven years.

The two main reasons for this were a food shortage in the country and the post-war distemper epidemic.

There is no food shortage in the summer.

If there will be a food shortage in the future this reserve can and will be redirected to human consumption.

Not exact matches

When former U.S. vice-president Al Gore said last fall that his earlier enthusiasm for corn - based ethanol production in the United States was a mistake, he was conceding something that had long been obvious: the practice of diverting food crops to biofuels has contributed to food shortages and driven up prices for staples across the globe.

Labour shortages have intensified in the automotive, electrical, engineering and food trade sectors while the situation has improved in construction, according to new data.

Although officials from corrections departments in all three areas say things went smoothly, accounts from inmates and their families suggest otherwise, with reports of flooding, at least one mass escape, food and water shortages, unhygienic conditions, and a lack of reliable communication.

He pointed to success stories such as Cookbiz, a company founded in 2007 that developed a job - search platform aimed at alleviating high turnover and labor shortages in the food industry.

Faced with labor shortages, the U.S. food system would experience supply constraints that could result in higher prices and force the country to look beyond its own borders for more of its food supply.

McDonald's Japan has apologized to customers and vowed to ensure product safety after objects including a tooth and plastic were found in its food, the latest trouble for a fast - food chain hit by sliding sales and a shortage of french fries.

«It would lead to inflation, price increases and in some cases shortages of food.»

Citizens of the crisis - torn nation are struggling to cope with widespread food shortages, the collapse of its traditional currency and hyperinflation — which the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has forecast to hit 13,000 percent in 2018.

Though the financial crisis offered immediate relief from rising food and energy prices, it also helped lay the groundwork for a supply shortage in its wake.

At least 120 protesters have died in recent months while the country has been affected by food shortages.

Looting has been increasing in the provinces since Christmas, with food shortages and hyperinflation leaving millions of people hungry, though the capital, Caracas, has so far been largely unaffected.

Many Venezuelans have reportedly resorted to scavenging for food in the garbage, while the crisis has also led to shortages of everything from medicine to toilet paper.

For Venezuelans, in the midst of an economic crisis that has included severe food shortages, the moment was ripe with grim symbolism.

What they're saying: «National shortage of Class - A drivers and the increased demand for logistics is resulting in an increase in the cost of goods,» said one manager in the accommodation and food services business.

But in an industry where cheap labor is an essential component in providing inexpensive food, a shortage of workers is changing the equation upon which fast - food places have long relied.

Rampant food shortages that caused Venezuelans to report losing an average of 11 kilograms (24 pounds) last year are particularly tough for oil workers tasked with grueling physical work in often remote oil fields.

But food and water shortages were being reported in many of the affected islands on Wednesday.

Let's think worst case — should the currency collapse in your home country... and should a bank run ensue... and should the government mandate that all banks then close for no less than a week... and should subsequent food shortages take place... and should no clean water be available... and should the electricity and heat not work... and should violent protests, riots, and widespread looting erupt...

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But in an industry where cheap labour is an essential component in providing inexpensive food, a shortage of workers is changing the equation upon which fast - food places have long relied.

Low oil prices have battered its currency and left its economy in tatters, with food shortages worsening every day.

And yet, according to an investigative report, the shortage of food - safety inspectors played an important role in the occurrence of this crisis, which claimed the lives of 22 people.

Conflict leading to food shortages creates serious humanitarian crisis in Nigeria, Lake Chad area.

Tylenol was buffeted by a series of quality - related product recalls and shortages in recent years as it overhauled manufacturing under a consent decree from the Food and Drug Administration, with full production in the U.S. only resuming within the past year.

Disasters happen all the time, food shortage has been around for a while in poorer nations (it's not a new thing).

He is a businessman at heart, as is the LDS church to be truthful, and most of the gold mines and food shortage businesses you see attached to his website and brand are in fact tied to the mormon church.

A typical message I heard while listening to radio broadcasts in northern Nicaragua accused the Sandinistas of «burning churches, kidnapping Nicaraguan children and sending them to Cuba, stealing land from campesinos, creating internal food shortages by sending Nicaragua's food to the Soviet Union, and killing old people in order to make soap.»

Food shortages and droughts result in millions of deaths each year.

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