2008Apr1: According to the United Nations World Food Program, families in Burundi spend about 77% of their income on food and in the US families spend about 10% (LA Times, 2008). Basic food costs have been rising because of high energy and grain costs, climate change effects, and biofuel demand.
Reference: Los Angeles Times. 2008. http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-food1apr01,0,5185698.story
Image Description: Panorama view of Bujumbura, Burundi, taken from the hills of Kiriri. Tanganyika Lake is in the background. Image Location: Wikimedia Commons. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Bujumbura.JPG Image Permission: The copyright holder of this work, hereby releases it into the public domain. This applies worldwide.
Related posts:
- Brown University Students Help Low-Income Families Switch to Energy-Saving Compact Fluorescent Bulbs 2008 2008July27: Brown University students help low-income families in Providence, R.I., switch to energy-saving compact fluorescent bulbs (NY Times, 2008). Reference:...
- Countries Where Rising Basic Food Costs are Expected to Have a Most Direct Impact 2008 2008Mar6: Countries where rising basic food costs are expected to have a most direct impact, according to the UN World...
- Rising Food Prices Have Led to Riots 2008 2008Mar6: Rising food prices have led to riots in Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Senegal, and Morocco, according to the UN World...
- An SUV Tank with Ethanol and Food for a Year 2008 2008Apr14: “The grain required to fill a 25-gallon SUV tank with ethanol will feed one person for a year and...
- Haiti Food Crisis Threatens its Domestic Security 2008 2008Apr: A report from UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon’s office says that Haiti’s current food crisis threatens its domestic security...
This post is tagged 2000s Climate Change Events, 21st Century and Climate Change, Africa and Climate Change, Agriculture and Climate Change, Biofuels, Burundi and Climate Change, Eastern Africa and Climate Change, Ethanols, Food, Food Supply and Climate Change, North America and Climate Change, Petroleum Prices, Renewable Energies, United States and Climate Change
