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Who Will Feed China?: Wake-Up Call for a Small Planet (Worldwatch Environmental Alert Series)

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12 years later
30 million starved to death in1959-61;what does the future hold for China?
another environment scare that did not happen
Are food prices going to double or triple in the next decade

Who Will Feed China?: Wake-Up Call for a Small Planet (Worldwatch Environmental Alert Series)
Lester R. Brown
Manufacturer: W. W. Norton & Company
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12 years later.......2006-08-28

According to United Nations' World Food Program(WFP) 2005 annual report, China has become a food donor country from a donation receiving country. China has increased its food donation over 200% alone in year 2005, and is helping other developing countries to improve their agriculcure production.

"It was not all bad news, however. Last year was
the year in which WFP concluded its assistance
to China, having provided 30 million people with
food aid for the past 26 years. We are now
looking to China, which has lifted some
300 million of its own people out of poverty,
to help provide the expertise that will enable
other countries achieve such stunning progress."

Quite a different outcome from the author's prediction 12 years ago considering that during this period China has probably increased its population by at least 100 million (more people to feed), lifted hundreds of millions more out of poverty (more per capita food consumption) and lost some of its best land to industrialiation.

30 million starved to death in1959-61;what does the future hold for China?.......2005-09-08

I don't tend to read too much of this sort of thing,but this short book left me flabbergasted.The signs for a massive problem seem to be getting in place.This book was published in 1995,and probably the data was even somewhat out-of-date at that time.10 years has gone by and the population and fantastic economic development has continued to explode and no signs of any attempts to confront the impending pressures.In all the years that I have read books that attempted to forsee developing conditions and then to predict future events;I can't think of any prediction that was on the mark.That is not to say, that the problems aren't very severe;something will come about,but it will be completely different than the senario predicted.
The book quotes a lot of facts and trends,suggests that it will result in very high prices for food,particularly grain in the future.I doubt it will be that simple,the extreme demand will be there and all the price increases in the world for the limited supply will not produce a solution.The book reminds me of the kind of thing one can expect from government and other bureaucrats;simply a definition of the problem ,but totally devoid of any solutions.
Since it is not a subject I have read much about;I have not seen any data to show what the numbers are now,10 years later.I suspect the trends have continued unabated.One must consider that people are very resilient and can adjust to about any amount of deprivation until some event becomes the straw that breaks the camels back--then LOOK-OUT major calamity will occur;history has shown that to be the case time and time again.
The author quite correctly reminds us that "Socialist ideology makes it easy to dismiss problems"."He also quotes Michael Teitelbaum, a demographer;"For Marx,the fact that people were producers as well as consumers meant that the resource limits emphasized by the classical economists could arise under capitalism,but not under socialism."The folly of that thinking has been proven disasterous in the past,and it is likely to be repeated as long as China embrases socialism.
The authors main point is that as a country develops,its people will want the best lifestyle possible.It is easy for the Chinese to see what is possible,as it is already realized in many countries around the world.The problem is that China does not have the resources,nor are there such resources in the rest of the world--and therein lies the problem.
These numbers tell the story:

Annual Per Capita Consumption in 100 kilos
Country Grain Beef Pork Poultry Mutton Milk Eggs
USA 800 42 28 44 1 271 16
Italy 400 16 20 19 1 182 12
China 300 1 21 3 1 4 7
India 200 - 0.4 0.4 0.2 31 13

Kinda scary,ain't it

another environment scare that did not happen.......2003-11-18

We are 2 years away from his 10 year prediction, and no world food shortage or huge price increase is in sight.

Are food prices going to double or triple in the next decade.......1997-11-06

A disturbing analysis of the effect in the near future of China's population on world food requirements. Eminently readable. My only regret is that the writer did not even hint at possible solutions.

Who will feed China? (food deficit)(include related article): An article from: E

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Who will feed China? (food deficit)(include related article): An article from: E
Lester R. Brown
Manufacturer: Earth Action Network, Inc.
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Digital

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ASIN: B00097K36K
Release Date: 2005-07-28

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This digital document is an article from E, published by Earth Action Network, Inc. on January 1, 1997. The length of the article is 4219 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

From the supplier: China is facing potential shortages in grain supply due to the continued increase in the country's population. The importation of grain from other countries may drive up the prices of said products.

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Title: Who will feed China? (food deficit)(include related article)
Author: Lester R. Brown
Publication: E (Magazine/Journal)
Date: January 1, 1997
Publisher: Earth Action Network, Inc.
Volume: v8 Issue: n1 Page: p36(6)

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Who will feed China?: An article from: Journal of Soil and Water Conservation

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Who will feed China?: An article from: Journal of Soil and Water Conservation
Doug Kleine
Manufacturer: Soil & Water Conservation Society
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Digital
ASIN: B00097UC4I
Release Date: 2005-07-28

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This digital document is an article from Journal of Soil and Water Conservation, published by Soil & Water Conservation Society on November 1, 1997. The length of the article is 1510 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

From the supplier: The question of food source for China is disturbing because the country has 22% of the world's population while having only 7% of the world's land. This is further aggravated by the fact that 70% of the land is not suitable for agriculture. Another problem is the conservation of water to increase yields. This can be alleviated by preventing rainfall from just running off the land through the use of loess soil.

Citation Details
Title: Who will feed China?
Author: Doug Kleine
Publication: Journal of Soil and Water Conservation (Refereed)
Date: November 1, 1997
Publisher: Soil & Water Conservation Society
Volume: v52 Issue: n6 Page: p398(1)

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WHO WILL FEED CHINA ? WAKE UP CALL FOR A SMALL PLANET

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WHO WILL FEED CHINA ? WAKE UP CALL FOR A SMALL PLANET
BROWN LESTER R.
Manufacturer: W.W.NORTON
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000HDOTHK

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