Residents say maize meal from the state grain agency is being given out only to friends of the regime. By Benedict Unendoro in Masvingo The food situation in Zimbabwe’s arid southern province of Masvingo has reached crisis point, with many families unable to access even basic foodstuffs. In early June, social welfare minister Nicholas Goche […]
G8 Irony, Leaders Talk About Food Shortage, Leaders Dine on 8-Course Dinner
There is a sheer irony in the paradox associated with this year’s G8 summit, which is being hosted by Japan on the northern island of Hokkaido. A wide range of topics would be discussed at the G8. Such topics included: Zimbabwe, Africa, oil prices, climate control, and everything else. One topic they went over was […]
Food Shortages Exacerbated by Hoarding, Trade Barriers
Posted by Denis Cummings to FindingDulcinea According to a report in The New York Times, at least 28 countries have restricted or banned the export of rice or wheat in response to a worldwide food shortage. The restrictions have created an increase in food prices, which were already high due to the food shortage and […]
City facing shortage of beer as mercury rises
Soaring temperatures might force people to change into shorts and make them take a holiday break to hill stations. But that’s elsewhere. Here in Hyderabad, people appear to prefer reaching out to a bottle of chilled beer. Or how does one explain the ‘shortage’ of beer in the twin cities? That too, after guzzlers’ gulping […]
Dog Meat Shortage Affects Restaurants in the Uplands
Restaurants in the City of Pines and Benguet Province traditionally serving dog meat menus are having difficulties maintaining their businesses after authorities and animal rights groups continuously intensified their operations against dog traders and haulers coming from the lowlands especially in southern Tagalog Region near Metro Manila. The authorities concerned and animal rights advocates had […]
RICE SHORTAGE REACH HOUSE OF COMMONS
RICE SHORTAGE REACHES HOUSE OF COMMONS Growing Unease in the Indian restaurant industry over the shortage and rising prices of basmati rice has reached the house of commons with an early day motion condemning the European union for imposing tariffs on the grain. Philip Davis, conservative mp from Shipley, north England, tabled the motion […]
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