Comments on: Southeast Asia: Rising price of rice http://globalvoicesonline.org/2008/04/12/southeast-asia-rising-price-of-rice/ The world is talking. Are you listening? Wed, 15 Feb 2012 16:57:34 -0500 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Global Voices Online » Southeast Asia: Rice and food price crisis http://globalvoicesonline.org/2008/04/12/southeast-asia-rising-price-of-rice/comment-page-1/#comment-1443110 Global Voices Online » Southeast Asia: Rice and food price crisis Mon, 28 Apr 2008 16:15:44 +0000 http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2008/04/12/southeast-asia-rising-price-of-rice/#comment-1443110 [...] article: Southeast Asia and rising price of rice Posted by Mong Palatino Share [...] [...] article: Southeast Asia and rising price of rice Posted by Mong Palatino Share [...]

]]> By: Ian Thomson http://globalvoicesonline.org/2008/04/12/southeast-asia-rising-price-of-rice/comment-page-1/#comment-1438894 Ian Thomson Tue, 22 Apr 2008 21:30:44 +0000 http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2008/04/12/southeast-asia-rising-price-of-rice/#comment-1438894 The rice price crisis is a symptom of a much larger and more terrible one .With rapid urbanisation, especially in India and China, tens of millions of subsistance farmers -who grew their own food and in a good year a bit extra for the factory workers , have become factory workers. Who will feed everyone? Most of the best food growing places are nice and flat and suitable for industrial developement. Couple this with the drive in the west to use other staple foods to produce Ethanol and we are all in trouble The rice price crisis is a symptom of a much larger and more terrible one .With rapid urbanisation, especially in India and China, tens of millions of subsistance farmers -who grew their own food and in a good year a bit extra for the factory workers , have become factory workers. Who will feed everyone? Most of the best food growing places are nice and flat and suitable for industrial developement.
Couple this with the drive in the west to use other staple foods to produce Ethanol and we are all in trouble

]]> By: Jim http://globalvoicesonline.org/2008/04/12/southeast-asia-rising-price-of-rice/comment-page-1/#comment-1438771 Jim Tue, 22 Apr 2008 16:48:56 +0000 http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2008/04/12/southeast-asia-rising-price-of-rice/#comment-1438771 Temporarily, countries and people so dependent on rice will have to switch to noodles as their staple food. This is what the Liberians are currently doing and it is working well. A 50kg bag of rice in Liberia currently sells at $34 (more than double since last year), whereas the similar amount of maize or spaghetti (yes, I said spaghetti) sells for $12. Of course, the rise in the demand for noodles will cause their price to rise eventually, which is one of the reasons why this is only a temporary solution. But, in conclusion, a country or people should never rely on a single commodity so much as to make that commodity so powerful in itself. Even if they are poor, there are always, and I mean always, viable alternatives. Temporarily, countries and people so dependent on rice will have to switch to noodles as their staple food. This is what the Liberians are currently doing and it is working well. A 50kg bag of rice in Liberia currently sells at $34 (more than double since last year), whereas the similar amount of maize or spaghetti (yes, I said spaghetti) sells for $12. Of course, the rise in the demand for noodles will cause their price to rise eventually, which is one of the reasons why this is only a temporary solution. But, in conclusion, a country or people should never rely on a single commodity so much as to make that commodity so powerful in itself. Even if they are poor, there are always, and I mean always, viable alternatives.

]]> By: » Philippines: Bomb blasts Disaster Alert News Online: Disaster Alert News Online - RSS Feed Available http://globalvoicesonline.org/2008/04/12/southeast-asia-rising-price-of-rice/comment-page-1/#comment-1436961 » Philippines: Bomb blasts Disaster Alert News Online: Disaster Alert News Online - RSS Feed Available Sun, 20 Apr 2008 14:00:25 +0000 http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2008/04/12/southeast-asia-rising-price-of-rice/#comment-1436961 [...] Southeast Asia: Rising price of rice Rice is the staple food in Southeast Asia and in many parts of the world. Many people in Southeast Asia are worried over reports that rice is getting more expensive and supplies are dwindling. Bloggers discuss the impact of the rice crisis in the region. [...] [...] Southeast Asia: Rising price of rice Rice is the staple food in Southeast Asia and in many parts of the world. Many people in Southeast Asia are worried over reports that rice is getting more expensive and supplies are dwindling. Bloggers discuss the impact of the rice crisis in the region. [...]

]]> By: tori http://globalvoicesonline.org/2008/04/12/southeast-asia-rising-price-of-rice/comment-page-1/#comment-1434199 tori Thu, 17 Apr 2008 16:57:58 +0000 http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2008/04/12/southeast-asia-rising-price-of-rice/#comment-1434199 would like to buy rice from a suppiler. serious response only. thank you. would like to buy rice from a suppiler. serious response only. thank you.

]]> By: lestat http://globalvoicesonline.org/2008/04/12/southeast-asia-rising-price-of-rice/comment-page-1/#comment-1430354 lestat Mon, 14 Apr 2008 03:17:24 +0000 http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2008/04/12/southeast-asia-rising-price-of-rice/#comment-1430354 These rise in prices of staples is often the prelude of very large and devastating famines. http://www.famine.com <a href="http://www.youtube.com/" rel="nofollow">famine</a> These rise in prices of staples is often the prelude of very large and devastating famines.

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