World 'needs global food system overhaul'

Prophecy Sign:  Food shortages and food inflation

When the Lamb opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature say, “Come!” I looked, and there before me was a black horse! Its rider was holding a pair of scales in his hand. Then I heard what sounded like a voice among the four living creatures, saying, “Two pounds of wheat for a day’s wages, and six pounds of barley for a day’s wages, and do not damage the oil and the wine!”  Revelation 6:5-6 NIV

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The world needs fundamental changes to the global food system to feed the expanding population, said a British government report on how to feed the planet until 2050. The study led by Professor John Beddington, the British government's chief scientific adviser, said that with the global population forecast to reach nine billion in 40 years' time, radical changes were needed to a system already struggling to feed the existing population. "With the global population set to rise and food prices likely to increase, it is crucial that a wide range of complementary actions from policy makers, farmers and businesses are taken now," Beddington said.

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Food prices could double unless farming undergoes the "greenest revolution" including genetic modification, cloned livestock and nanotechnology, scientists have warned. While billions of people around the world are hungry and malnourished, more than a billion others are suffering health problems because of obesity. This problem is likely to get worse as the population rises and agricultural land becomes increasingly scarce because of climate change and environmental degradation. The authors of the report pointed out that for the first time in 100 years food prices are going up rather than down. Food prices as a whole could rise by around 50 per cent by 2050, impacting on everyone from British families to consumers in China.
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Rapid inflation and robust demand in China and other emerging markets are rippling through to the still recuperating developed world, driving up prices from the gas pump to McDonald’s. As inflation warnings grow more strident, along with the cost of food, energy and other key commodities in regions such as Asia, monetary authorities around the world are renewing their vows to keep an old arch-enemy in check, even if that means higher interest rates when their troubled economies can least afford them.

World 'needs global food system overhaul'

http://www.france24.com/en/20110124-world-needs-global-food-system-overhaul

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http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/economy/global-inflation-fears-reach-new-heights/article1881500/

Food prices could double without GM foods, scientists warn

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/foodanddrink/8279080/Food-prices-could-double-without-GM-foods-scientists-warn.html

Global food stocks face crisis, says chief scientist - BBC Video

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-12264200