Dana Nuccitelli If current trends of soil degradation continue in Africa, the continent might be able to feed just 20% of its population by 2030, according to a WHO study in 2024. As of late 2007, increased farming for use in biofuels, along with world oil prices at nearly $100 a barrel,"The global grain bubble" , Christian Science Monitor has pushed up the price of grain used to feed poultry and dairy cows and other cattle, causing higher prices of wheat (up 58%), soybean (up 32%), and maize (up 11%) over the year.The New York Times (2007 September) At Tyson and Kraft, Grain Costs Limit Profit In 2007 Food riots took place in many countries across the world. An epidemic of stem rust, which is destructive to wheat and is caused by race Ug99, has in 2007 spread across Africa and into Asia.
Dana Nuccitelli If current trends of soil degradation continue in Africa the continent might be able to feed just 20% of its population by 2030 according to a WHO study in 2024 As of late 2007 increased farming for use in biofuels along with world oil prices at nearly $100 a barrel"The global grain bubble"  Christian Science Monitor has pushed up the price of grain used to feed poultry and dairy cows and other cattle causing higher prices of wheat (up 58%) soybean (up 32%) and maize (up 11%) over the yearThe New York Times (2007 September) At Tyson and Kraft Grain Costs Limit Profit In 2007 Food riots took place in many countries across the world An epidemic of stem rust which is destructive to wheat and is caused by race Ug99 has in 2007 spread across Africa and into Asia