Food Crisis - Improved, Worsen or still the same in your country (No Change)?

[AmoreJaz]

I believe that addressing the issue of food crisis requires a collaborative effort among countries worldwide, and it is crucial to work towards sustainable solutions that ensure food security for everyone.

This can include measures like investing in research and development, supporting farmers, promoting sustainable agricultural practices, and ensuring access to affordable food for everyone.

and since this kind of action needs attention from the higher-ups, we can only do so much to address this on our own level. we may have valuable ideas to resolve such crisis however, up to what extent do you think you can give such suggestions?
in the meantime, better take care of our own needs and see what we can do to sustain our basic needs on our level. just look after yourself and as much as possible live simply so you won't burden yourself with other luxury needs. think also of being sustainable, maybe tend your own small garden, de-clutter, and other small things that you can do at home. i guess, it will give you more peace and contentment in life.

[Silberman]

I believe that addressing the issue of food crisis requires a collaborative effort among countries worldwide, and it is crucial to work towards sustainable solutions that ensure food security for everyone.

This can include measures like investing in research and development, supporting farmers, promoting sustainable agricultural practices, and ensuring access to affordable food for everyone.

and since this kind of action needs attention from the higher-ups, we can only do so much to address this on our own level. we may have valuable ideas to resolve such crisis however, up to what extent do you think you can give such suggestions?
in the meantime, better take care of our own needs and see what we can do to sustain our basic needs on our level. just look after yourself and as much as possible live simply so you won't burden yourself with other luxury needs. think also of being sustainable, maybe tend your own small garden, de-clutter, and other small things that you can do at home. i guess, it will give you more peace and contentment in life.

This is going to be difficult to do for many out there, since their homes are full of stuff they do not need and that serves no function and yet they keep buying that stuff, however once this becomes more widespread then it will be impossible to keep the economy going, as the current economic model depends on people spending money they do not have on stuff they do not need, and if this stops, as people become more conscious of their purchasing habits, then the economy could collapse.

[gunhell16]

Recently, last year here in our country, there was a shortage of onions, and their price hit very high, but when there was an investigation, it turned out that there were big businessmen who hoarded onions, so their value in the market increased a lot. Consumers are almost completely oblivious.

But now everything is back to normal even though there are other vegetables that are still expensive in the market. But when it comes to the actual shortage of goods, I have not heard of any, because currently, the price of goods in my country is relatively stable.

[xSkylarx]

Recently, last year here in our country, there was a shortage of onions, and their price hit very high, but when there was an investigation, it turned out that there were big businessmen who hoarded onions, so their value in the market increased a lot. Consumers are almost completely oblivious.

But now everything is back to normal even though there are other vegetables that are still expensive in the market. But when it comes to the actual shortage of goods, I have not heard of any, because currently, the price of goods in my country is relatively stable.

but this means that those big businessman can control things if the government wouldn't notice and also that means that they can do it with just minimal doings and they can get a lot of profit. What im scared most is that if they will again do this and government cant stop them which means we consumer will be again buying those expensive stuff and caught of short

[kryptqnick]

I live in Ukraine, and the situation has certainly improved if compared with the first half of 2022. The food is there, there is no crisis (if you exclude the occupied areas and areas very close to the frontlines, that is). The shelves are full, you can buy most things if you can afford them (because the prices are much higher than they used to be). However, there are small things that can be missing or next to impossible to find. For a while, it's been the case with good soy cause like Kikkoman, and it's still the case with any sort of basil. You can't buy basil at a farmer's market, it's not available in the supermarkets, and it's very hard to find it online. In 4 months, I've seen basil once. But it's not like you can't live without basil, so I wouldn't call it a food crisis. Just a shortage of specific products, as a direct result of the war. And despite the war, Ukraine manages to grow and harvest enough grains, both for the local market and for export, even though it's less than it used to be, because some areas are shelled too often and some are under occupation.

[karmamiu]

Well, basically in our country farmers aren't treated rightfully while some politicians are taking their lands to convert into business establishments or subdivisions. Aside from they are being treated unfairly, they are also suffering from injustice such as the companies are buying their products at the very low prices while the capital to start farming is much more expensive than their profits. That is mostly why farmers give up farming and try to make a living outside the country or go to urban places to find opportunities.

And the result? Due to lack of attention to farmers we import goods outside the country which makes it even more expensive and both ineffective and unhealthy for the economy.

[so98nn]

In India, things are pretty banged up. The natural cycle of different seasons has changed dramatically here. We naturally have three seasons accurately lasting for 4 months every years followed by Summer, Rain, Winter. They were so accurate couple of years back, that if you pick up Indian festivals, belief's, rituals etc., and check them on the local calendars then, they used to predict these cyclic season accurately.

I mean I don't know how to explain this, but sometime you would hear your parents talking about XYZ date in the calendar where there is some changes in the stars alignment etc, to which ancestral calendars have given names, which are able to predict that it's gonna rain on that day or couple of days here and there.

Now, what this all has got to do with the OP?

Well, right now even the digital forecasters are failing rapidly. The news comes that, today it is going to be summer shiny day, and in the afternoon you see it's raining. Getting where I am going with this? That level of changes are happening in my country.

It's remaining in summer. This directly affects the Crop which is under cultivation and has ability to thrive in the summer season with little water. But due to rain everything is getting messed up.

The vegetables, fruits, everything is getting costlier. It's a slow process, but a middle man and poor's can already feel the difference on this.

I would say, it's getting worst here.

[cydrix]

Perhaps it varies by nation. In Philippines, for example, despite the fact that there is still a lot of hoarding of necessities by irresponsible individuals, consumers don't seem to be affected because they can still acquire them. And despite the fact that suppliers have raised the prices of basic necessities, the public is powerless to do anything about it other than complain.

Therefore, I don't believe there have been any notable changes in my country, my region, or any other areas that are still part of my country's territory, up until this point. However, I believe that things are still the same and that no one is bothered. The fact that they can still purchase essentials and eat is what matters. The food crisis has not materialized, and I sincerely hope that it never will in my nation. Due to the fact that customers continue to receive raises from their workplaces, their capacity is also consistent and even tends to grow.

[Uruhara]

In India, things are pretty banged up. The natural cycle of different seasons has changed dramatically here. We naturally have three seasons accurately lasting for 4 months every years followed by Summer, Rain, Winter. They were so accurate couple of years back, that if you pick up Indian festivals, belief's, rituals etc., and check them on the local calendars then, they used to predict these cyclic season accurately.

I mean I don't know how to explain this, but sometime you would hear your parents talking about XYZ date in the calendar where there is some changes in the stars alignment etc, to which ancestral calendars have given names, which are able to predict that it's gonna rain on that day or couple of days here and there.

Now, what this all has got to do with the OP?

Well, right now even the digital forecasters are failing rapidly. The news comes that, today it is going to be summer shiny day, and in the afternoon you see it's raining. Getting where I am going with this? That level of changes are happening in my country.

It's remaining in summer. This directly affects the Crop which is under cultivation and has ability to thrive in the summer season with little water. But due to rain everything is getting messed up.

The vegetables, fruits, everything is getting costlier. It's a slow process, but a middle man and poor's can already feel the difference on this.

I would say, it's getting worst here.

The point is that extreme weather changes and the difficulty of predicting the weather there have hampered agricultural production. And I understand that. because actually in my country a similar thing happens except that in the southwest it only has two (tropical) seasons so extreme weather changes are not an obstacle for the agricultural sector.

by the way I heard the news about extreme hot weather in India. did it really happen? if true. so I'm also concerned about this. hope everything returns to normal.

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I also want to ask OP, does OP's country also have 2 seasons? if yes. then I think we live in the same country.

[Cryptomiles1]

Sincerely speaking food is something that's very hard for us in our country most especially we that resides around the riverine axes of our country, we always get affected by flood and whenever this happened there seems to be food scarcity due to the flood damaging all our foods, plants and livestock are being carried away by the flood which always leads to lack and wants in the land. Currently food items are very expensive because we are trying to recover.

[Jatiluhung]

Recently, last year here in our country, there was a shortage of onions, and their price hit very high, but when there was an investigation, it turned out that there were big businessmen who hoarded onions, so their value in the market increased a lot. Consumers are almost completely oblivious.

But now everything is back to normal even though there are other vegetables that are still expensive in the market. But when it comes to the actual shortage of goods, I have not heard of any, because currently, the price of goods in my country is relatively stable.

Maybe the same reason also occurs in the country where I work now. that is, there is an irresponsible party who hoards a certain commodity in the form of food. intended to control market prices. to stay high.

but overall, in this country, food prices are relatively stable and still affordable for consumers. there are only one or two types that do have an unreasonable increase.

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I also want to ask OP, does OP's country also have 2 seasons? if yes. then I think we live in the same country.

If you ask about where I was born. So there are 3 seasons. but in the country where I work right now there are only 2 seasons. and here also does have a tropical climate. and I am amazed by the structure of the soil here which seems very fertile indeed. so that all types of plants are very easy to cultivate here. at least that's what I often hear from some of my regular vegetable traders.

[ItsCrafty]

Food crisis is present everywhere and therefore the price of good items increases day by day. I think that food crisis appears due to the increasing population so people desires to make houses therefore they occupied that land which were previously used for agriculture purposes.

In our country I have seen lots of people who previously worked hard to cultivate crops but now they desires to get it by using money and get rid of cultivating process. So when there is less land for crops and huge population and also lots of people don't grow any crop so food crisis will appears in that country.

[Jatiluhung]

Food crisis is present everywhere and therefore the price of good items increases day by day. I think that food crisis appears due to the increasing population so people desires to make houses therefore they occupied that land which were previously used for agriculture purposes.

In our country I have seen lots of people who previously worked hard to cultivate crops but now they desires to get it by using money and get rid of cultivating process. So when there is less land for crops and huge population and also lots of people don't grow any crop so food crisis will appears in that country.

Such a shift in interest also has indeed occurred in my country. More farmers are switching professions to become businessmen and the like. So one day a food crisis could occur because there are fewer and fewer people interested in becoming farmers.

And the crisis of agricultural land which has been converted into other industries such as hotel buildings, housing, shops and other types of business buildings has indeed occurred in almost all developing countries. I also witnessed it myself after 5 years of not returning to my hometown. and I remember when I returned to my hometown, a lot of changes occurred. especially those of old times I still remember the vast expanses of gardens and rice fields. but when I returned, the land that used to be rice fields and gardens had turned into a housing complex and left only a small agricultural area. and this condition is indeed related to the increasing number of human populations that are growing rapidly.

[Rruchi man]

But I am currently curious about what is happening in each country regarding the current food crisis. Has it gotten better, gotten worse or hasn't there been any change?

In my country, things are pretty normal right now regarding food. Not like the prices have reduced generally, but some things that were scares before are available now. My country has a good number of people involved in agriculture both farming and raising crops and also animals, so whenever there is a food crisis or problem with importation, it is always easy for us to bounce back because we are not totally dependent on other country for food supply.

[Jatiluhung]

But I am currently curious about what is happening in each country regarding the current food crisis. Has it gotten better, gotten worse or hasn't there been any change?

In my country, things are pretty normal right now regarding food. Not like the prices have reduced generally, but some things that were scares before are available now. My country has a good number of people involved in agriculture both farming and raising crops and also animals, so whenever there is a food crisis or problem with importation, it is always easy for us to bounce back because we are not totally dependent on other country for food supply.

I am happy to hear that food security and the condition of food prices there are still running normally and are doing well. And that is good news which might be an illustration that not all countries are affected by food crises due to war and other things that are now several countries affected by this. And the essence of why your country is not experiencing a food crisis is because, as you said, your country is not completely dependent on other countries for food supply. the point is your country is an independent country in terms of food supply.

does the agricultural sector there always get support which is a priority from the government there?

[SatoPrincess]

But I am currently curious about what is happening in each country regarding the current food crisis. Has it gotten better, gotten worse or hasn't there been any change?

The food production in my country is in equilibrium with the increasing population, Agriculture is a major sector of our economy, we don’t have as much industrial development as Europe which means that most of the land owned by the government are used for farming. It is also common practice for families to own a piece of land dedicated to farming, even people who live in the cities like to grow their food in their backyard.

[Kasabus]

Basically there are no shortages really but the prices for food is insane pretty much. I would say food costs 50-100% more than it did back in 2019.

Sure at first it was because of Covid and then the supply constraints however lately there shouldn’t be any supply constraints and prices should of either leveled or declined a little. However you can clearly see that’s not the case when going shopping for groceries.

It’s not really food crisis, but seeing the food prices having consistent increase, then you will surely have food crisis at home since you can’t afford all of them unlike in the previous years. However, if you have a good and high flow of income, you will not really feel the price issues. You can always buy what you want, but feel sorry for those who are working on minimum wages as it could really affect their daily living.

[Lanatsa]

But I am currently curious about what is happening in each country regarding the current food crisis. Has it gotten better, gotten worse or hasn't there been any change?

In my country, things are pretty normal right now regarding food. Not like the prices have reduced generally, but some things that were scares before are available now. My country has a good number of people involved in agriculture both farming and raising crops and also animals, so whenever there is a food crisis or problem with importation, it is always easy for us to bounce back because we are not totally dependent on other country for food supply.

I am happy to hear that food security and the condition of food prices there are still running normally and are doing well. And that is good news which might be an illustration that not all countries are affected by food crises due to war and other things that are now several countries affected by this. And the essence of why your country is not experiencing a food crisis is because, as you said, your country is not completely dependent on other countries for food supply. the point is your country is an independent country in terms of food supply.

does the agricultural sector there always get support which is a priority from the government there?

Usually this would really be pertaining about local supply and also with some mix of importation which it would really be depending on how those prices would be controlled. Just like for example on what happened into

our country on which certain vegetable crops had gone up on insanely high price just because there were people or broker who do hold off those supply which it did really result into price pump which it is something that
we dont really like as this would really be mainly affecting the way of living. When it comes to Food supply then it would really be depending mostly on local or national on which demands could neither be able to sustained or supplied or would really be depending or basing up on importation. It is really just that right that there would be those people who would really be monitoring out those prices
like it would really be just that on the right spot or something not that abusive.

If the market price is really something that unreasonable then it would really be just that our right to make out some complaints unless if there would be some solid reason behind.

[freedomgo]

I don't think there is a national food crisis in my country right now. Although there are families that can't afford to buy enough nutritious food, it isn't because there is nothing to buy. It's more of the fact that they are poor, so it's about their low income. Poverty is prevalent in my country, in certain provinces and regions more than in any other. There is food insecurity and these poor families and areas are the ones who are the most deprived of access. There is also a shortage of certain food, but it's not on the level of crisis.

Probably not a food crisis, but more on food shortages especially for low income people due to unable to buy what they really need to eat. If only the government has also taken an action over this high price issues, by increasing too the minimum wages of poor workers, then there will never be food deprivation since everyone can still afford to buy it and consume it at home. Sadly, it’s not happening at the moment. While prices continue to surge, poor people continue to suffer too and just adjust their meal schedule like they have to wake up late so that breakfast and lunch will become just a one meal.

[Darker45]

I don't think there is a national food crisis in my country right now. Although there are families that can't afford to buy enough nutritious food, it isn't because there is nothing to buy. It's more of the fact that they are poor, so it's about their low income. Poverty is prevalent in my country, in certain provinces and regions more than in any other. There is food insecurity and these poor families and areas are the ones who are the most deprived of access. There is also a shortage of certain food, but it's not on the level of crisis.

Probably not a food crisis, but more on food shortages especially for low income people due to unable to buy what they really need to eat. If only the government has also taken an action over this high price issues, by increasing too the minimum wages of poor workers, then there will never be food deprivation since everyone can still afford to buy it and consume it at home. Sadly, it’s not happening at the moment. While prices continue to surge, poor people continue to suffer too and just adjust their meal schedule like they have to wake up late so that breakfast and lunch will become just a one meal.

It isn't food crisis if there is enough food. If there is no food shortage, I guess there can't be a food crisis. If there is enough food but people are still going hungry because they don't have the money to buy or the access to it, it's a different problem. But it isn't food crisis. And that's what's happening in our country.

The food crisis that I can remember was the sugar crisis. It caused the closure of huge businesses because even though they can afford to buy sugar there is nothing available in the market.