The Indian rice export ban, the war in Ukraine and El Niño are combining to create a “doom loop” for the world’s poorest people, as staple food prices soar.

  • PowerCrazy@lemmy.ml
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    12
    arrow-down
    22
    ·
    1 year ago

    I’ve always wanted all countries to ban staple food and water exports. If you can’t grow your own food and have your own water, you don’t need to have people living there.

    • Doxatek
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      7
      arrow-down
      2
      ·
      1 year ago

      A bit valid. Just rough for the people already living there that may not have chosen it

      • PowerCrazy@lemmy.ml
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        9
        arrow-down
        8
        ·
        1 year ago

        Could do a phased approach over a decade or so, rather then all at once. But the other thing is that places (like saudi arabia) that shouldn’t have near the population they do, are able to pay much more for food then somalia and so food growers in somalia would rather produce food to sell rather then feed their own people. So you basically shift the starvation to the food producers rather than the food buyers.