Cheap Food: National Geographic Magazine: Article Analysis
Bourne, Joel K., Jr. "Cheap Food — National Geographic Magazine." Www.nationalgeographic.com. National Geographic, June 2009. Web. 11 Feb. 2014. <http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2009/06/cheap-food/bourne-text/3>.
-This particular article explains the hardship of demand overcoming supply. It is mentioned that planet Earth only has a limited amount of resources with an abundance of need from the people living on it. Despite this fact, the article states it is crucial to double food production by the year 2030 in order to feed our population.
Provost, Claire. "Food Crisis Fears Prompt UN Wake-up Call to World Leaders." Theguardian.com. Guardian News and Media, 18 Sept. 2013. Web. 11 Feb. 2014. <http://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2013/sep/18/food-crisis-un-governments>. …show more content…
"Little Holds Nigeria Back from Food Crisis." Washington Post. The Washington Post, 03 Aug. 2009. Web. 11 Feb. 2014. <http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/08/02/AR2009080202091.html>.
-The Washington Post explains how there has been a lack of care put forth toward food production in Nigeria. Due to its large supply of oil, agriculture is not at the top of their list of critical necessities. The article explains that there is essentially only small farm production that are inefficient due to the lack of fertilizers or irrigation systems. Because of this 65% of Nigeria’s population is “food insecure” which means they are at risk of waking up and having nothing to …show more content…
As time continues our world population increases and our supply of food decreases. As a result of this, prices of goods have sky-rocketed. With high food prices, individuals who are unable to afford these particular goods are essentially starving. They are unable to purchase necessities that allow the human race to live. Because demand clearly outstrips supply, the poorest areas of the world are hit extremely hard. Food production is increasing at a much slower pace than the increases in our population which is clearly an issue. Countries such as Nigeria have a disturbing malnutrition rate of 38% for children. Families across the world are forced to go to sleep not knowing whether or not they will have even the slightest amount of food waiting for them the following day. We know that food production is on the national level. Every place on Earth has some sort of purpose in production whether it be for food or not. In many of the world’s countries, especially the United States, we rely heavily on those around us to produce our necessities. We know that this can be effective as our population is continuing to grow but we fail to realize the hardships of those less fortunate than us. The bottom line is that we must boost food production as our population continues to rise in order to help those less fortunate. What we don’t know is exactly HOW this can be done
-This particular article explains the hardship of demand overcoming supply. It is mentioned that planet Earth only has a limited amount of resources with an abundance of need from the people living on it. Despite this fact, the article states it is crucial to double food production by the year 2030 in order to feed our population.
Provost, Claire. "Food Crisis Fears Prompt UN Wake-up Call to World Leaders." Theguardian.com. Guardian News and Media, 18 Sept. 2013. Web. 11 Feb. 2014. <http://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2013/sep/18/food-crisis-un-governments>. …show more content…
"Little Holds Nigeria Back from Food Crisis." Washington Post. The Washington Post, 03 Aug. 2009. Web. 11 Feb. 2014. <http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/08/02/AR2009080202091.html>.
-The Washington Post explains how there has been a lack of care put forth toward food production in Nigeria. Due to its large supply of oil, agriculture is not at the top of their list of critical necessities. The article explains that there is essentially only small farm production that are inefficient due to the lack of fertilizers or irrigation systems. Because of this 65% of Nigeria’s population is “food insecure” which means they are at risk of waking up and having nothing to …show more content…
As time continues our world population increases and our supply of food decreases. As a result of this, prices of goods have sky-rocketed. With high food prices, individuals who are unable to afford these particular goods are essentially starving. They are unable to purchase necessities that allow the human race to live. Because demand clearly outstrips supply, the poorest areas of the world are hit extremely hard. Food production is increasing at a much slower pace than the increases in our population which is clearly an issue. Countries such as Nigeria have a disturbing malnutrition rate of 38% for children. Families across the world are forced to go to sleep not knowing whether or not they will have even the slightest amount of food waiting for them the following day. We know that food production is on the national level. Every place on Earth has some sort of purpose in production whether it be for food or not. In many of the world’s countries, especially the United States, we rely heavily on those around us to produce our necessities. We know that this can be effective as our population is continuing to grow but we fail to realize the hardships of those less fortunate than us. The bottom line is that we must boost food production as our population continues to rise in order to help those less fortunate. What we don’t know is exactly HOW this can be done